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Huge prepericardial tuberculous abscess in a 2-year-old child
A J Thirithuvathas1, S Ravikumar, T Gnanaseelan
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Madurai Medical College, Tamilnadu, India.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
|November 1, 1989
Abstract:
A 2-year-old girl presented with recurrent episodes of respiratory infection and was not thriving well. Investigation showed a huge cystic mass in the anterior mediastinum just in front of the heart. Exploration showed a massive cystic swelling with enormously thickened wall anterior to the heart. The mass was excised, and histopathology showed it to be of tuberculous origin.