Pseudomonas species as an uncommon culprit in transbronchial needle aspiration of mediastinal lymph node | Zendy

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Pseudomonas species as an uncommon culprit in transbronchial needle aspiration of mediastinal lymph node

Author(s) -

Trilok Chand,

Avdhesh Bansal,

Rakesh Kumar

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

the journal of association of chest physicians

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2320-9089

pISSN - 2320-8775

DOI - 10.4103/2320-8775.159883

Subject(s) - medicine , mediastinal lymphadenopathy , culprit , lymphoma , sarcoidosis , mycobacterium leprae , pathology , leprosy , biopsy , myocardial infarction

Mediastinal lymphadenopathy due to various infective agents such as Mycobacterium and fungus, due to sarcoidosis, lymphoma, and metastasis is often seen. Ordinary bacteria have rarely been reported to cause necrotizing, usually suppurative granulomatous reactions. We report a case of mediastinal lymphadenopathy due to Pseudomonas infection, in a patient of chronic kidney disease on maintenance hemodialysis, who presented with fever, breathlessness, and low blood pressure

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