Eggshell calcification in thorax and mediastinum (mnemonic)

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Helpful mnemonics to remember the major causes of eggshell calcification of the nodes in the thorax and mediastinum are:

S: silicosis (5%)
S: sarcoidosis: (5%)
L: lymphoma ~~(post-radiation~~(postradiation Hodgkin disease, usually 1-9 years following treatment)
H: histoplasmosis (rare)
S: scleroderma (rare)
A: amyloidosis (rare)
B: blastomycosis (rare)
C: coal workers' pneumoconiosis (1%)
M: mycobacterium tuberculosis

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+<p>Helpful <strong>mnemonics </strong>to remember the major causes of <a href="/articles/eggshell-calcification-lymph-nodes-1">eggshell calcification</a> of the nodes in the <strong>thorax and mediastinum</strong> are: </p><ul>
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~~-<strong>L:</strong> <a href="/articles/lymphoma">lymphoma</a> (post-radiation <a href="/articles/hodgkin-lymphoma">Hodgkin disease</a>, usually 1-9 years following treatment)</li>~~
+<strong>L:</strong> <a href="/articles/lymphoma">lymphoma</a> (postradiation <a href="/articles/hodgkin-lymphoma">Hodgkin disease</a>, usually 1-9 years following treatment)</li>