Mediastinal and pleural lipomatosis as a manifestation of myotonic dystrophy type 1

Mediastinal and pleural lipomatosis is a rare but usually benign and asymptomatic disease. Mediastinal lipomatosis is associated with steroid use, obesity, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, or Cushing syndrome. In some cases, it becomes symptomatic manifesting with dyspnea, thoracic pain, coughing, dysphoni...

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Main Authors: Josef Finsterer, Fulvio A Scorza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Lung India
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Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2021;volume=38;issue=5;spage=486;epage=488;aulast=Finsterer