Fibrosing mediastinitis mimicking postpartum heart failure

Abstract

Fibrosing mediastinitis, also known as sclerosing mediastinitis and mediastinal fibrosis, is an uncommon disease characterized by the proliferation of a dense fibrous tissue in the mediastinum. This article describes a patient who presented to the ED with atypical signs and symptoms that initially seemed like heart failure but were eventually diagnosed as fibrosing mediastinitis.

Fungal fibrosing mediastinitis in pregnancy – Case report with review of literature

“…[12] Our case is also unique as reports of FM in pregnancy are vanishingly rare with few reports. [1314]…”