Thymic Abscess with Bacteremia and Manubriosternal Pyarthrosis in a Geriatric Patient

Thymic abscess and bacteremia caused by methicillin‐susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a child

“…Thymic abscesses have been only rarely reported in the literature, and to our knowledge a thymic abscess associated with bacteremia has not been previously reported in a pediatric patient. Bacteremia has been reported in association with a thymic abscess in a geriatric patient 6 . Three prior cases of thymic abscess in pediatric patients have been reported.…”

“…Bacteremia has been reported in association with a thymic abscess in a geriatric patient. 6 Three prior cases of thymic abscess in pediatric patients have been reported. One case was in a 15-month-old boy who developed an abscess within a thymic cyst, with cultures demonstrating Haemophilus influenzae.…”

Thymic Abscess: Unusual Cause of Fever in a Child

“…A thymic cyst can become secondarily infected and give rise to the formation of a thymic abscess (3). There is a single case report of isolated thymic abscess in a geriatric patient (4). The role of the radiologist is very crucial in differentiating the various etiologies of the anterior mediastinal mass in a child to prevent undue delay in the diagnosis and treatment.…”

Spontaneous Rupture of Idiopathic Thymic Abscess with a Markedly Increased CA-125 Level

“…First, this is a case report of thymic abcess in a geriatric patient with no evidence of known predisposing factor such as surgery, trauma or spread of infection from an adjacent region and without bacteremia. In the English language medical literature, there was only one case report in a geriatric patient in which a thymic abscess occurred with staphylococcal bacteremia and had focus of spread from adjacent manubriosternal pyarthrosis (1).…”