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From Diagnosis to Emergency: Mediastinal Abscess After Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in a Patient With Sarcoidosis

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology, primarily affecting the lungs and the lymphatic system. Its diagnosis is challenging, and in many cases, it requires histopathological confirmation through the identification of non-caseating granulomas. The presented case illustrates its diagnostic complexity and highlights a rare, delayed complication associated with endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA). The patient developed a mediastinal abscess, a serious and uncommon post-procedural event, which likely resulted from microperforation of the bronchial wall during the aspiration. Symptoms developed several days after the procedure, with fever, chest pain, and signs of mediastinal infection. This case emphasizes the need for heightened clinical awareness and careful monitoring following EBUS-TBNA.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.75584

Authors: Joana Castro Vieira, Mafalda Maria Santos, Mariana Simão de Magalhães, João Vieira Afonso, Ana Cristina Teotónio

Institutions: Unidade Local de Saúde do Oeste, Hospital Distrital Caldas da Rainha

Language: English

Topic: Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4405323312