Cushing's syndrome with mediastinal lipomatosis.

Paracardiac lipomatosis in exogenous Cushing's syndrome.

Symptomatic epidural lipomatosis in ectopic Cushing's syndrome.

We report a case of spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL) caused by ectopic Cushing's syndrome and give a review of the literature. The most common cause of SEL is prolonged therapy with glucocorticoids, only a very few cases are related to endogenous Cushing's syndrome. The pathophysiological mechanism is not clear but there is a possible role for the autonomic nervous system in the stimulation of...

Spontaneous hemomediastinum complicating steroid-induced mediastinal lipomatosis.

Spontaneous hemomediastinum is a rare event, occurring in association with bleeding disorders, intratumoral bleeding, or following an abrupt increase in intrathoracic pressure. We report the case of a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus, nephrotic syndrome, and renal failure, in whom mediastinal lipomatosis (ML) developed following increased corticosteroid therapy. Anticoagulant therapy l...

Corticosteroid-Induced Multifocal and Extensive Lipomatosis: A Case Report

Introduction: Corticosteroid-induced lipomatosis are uncommon situation. We report a case of an extensive lipomatosis in a rheumatoid arthritis patient, who received a long term steroid therapy. Case report: A 49-year-old rheumatoid arthritis woman, who received for two years a mean dose of 15 mg/ day of prednisone equivalent, was admitted to the hospital for a six months history of progressive...

CT to the rescue in benign, symmetrical mediastinal lipomatosis.

A 34-year-old woman presented to the chest physician with progressively increasing shortness of breath. She was non-diabetic, non-hypertensive, non-obese without any other co-morbid illnesses. There was no history of prolonged drug intake of any sort. Other associated diseases like Cushing’s syndrome were excluded. A chest radiograph (postero-anterior view) revealed a veil-like opacity in the m...