Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 57(4); 2004 > Article
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2004;57(4):368-371.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2004.57.4.368    Published online October 1, 2004.
Superior Vena Caval Syndrome Due to Tuberculous Lymphadenitis.
Sung Eun Kim, Chang Hwan Kim, Yong Bum Park, Jae Young Lee, Sung Jin Cho, Hyung Sik Shin, Young Chul Yoon
1Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chunchon, Korea. bfspark@medimail.co.kr
2Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chunchon, Korea.
3Department of Radiology Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
Superior vena cava syndrome(SVCS) is most often encountered in patients with malignancies. Tuberculosis is nowadays an uncommon cause of SVCS. We report the case of a patient who presented with respiratory symptoms accompanied by SVCS due to tuberculous lymphadenitis. Treatment was instituted with isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol, and all symptoms disappeared. To our knowledge, no case of SVCS provoked by tuberculous lymphadenitis has been described previously in Korea.
Key Words: Superior vena caval syndrome, Tuberculosis, Lymphadenitis


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