Respiratory failure revealing a multilocular thymic cyst in an infant

Asma Bouziri; Ammar Khaldi; Hela Louati; Khaled Menif; Adel Khayati; Nejla Ben Jaballah

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.11.068

Respiratory failure revealing a multilocular thymic cyst in an infant

Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Jul;90(1):305-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.11.068.

Authors

Asma Bouziri¹, Ammar Khaldi, Hela Louati, Khaled Menif, Adel Khayati, Nejla Ben Jaballah

Affiliation

¹ Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia. [email protected]

PMID: 20609809
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.11.068

Abstract

Multilocular thymic cysts are rare benign acquired lesions of the neck and mediastinum. In children, multilocular thymic cysts are usually symptomatic after the age of 2 years and produce few symptoms. We report an unusual case of a multilocular thymic cyst diagnosed in a 3-month-old girl, causing severe respiratory failure. We believe that this unusual presentation has not been previously reported in the literature.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Infant
Mediastinal Cyst / complications*
Mediastinal Cyst / surgery
Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology*