title: Idiopathic bilateral anterior mediastinal abscesses.
abstract: Mediastinal suppuration and abscess formation are uncommon in the era of antibiotics. The case of a child with seemingly idiopathic bilateral and separate anterior mediastinal abscesses is presented. The chest radiography, sonography and computed tomography findings are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, P. O. Box 20 80 42, New Haven, CT 06520-8042, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fields
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gosche
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Keller
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography