title: Infected bronchogenic cyst causing dysphagia and retrosternal pain.
abstract: Bronchogenic cysts are congenital. They are typically discovered in infancy or early childhood. Secondary infection of the cyst is uncommon. We present the case of a 17-year-old female who presented to the emergency department with intermediate onset of upper abdominal, and retrosternal chest pain and fever. Subsequent X-ray and computerised tomography scan showed a bronchogenic cyst. The patient underwent subacute thoracotomy where a bronchogenic cyst filled with pus was located and excised. Bronchogenic cysts can be a rare cause of retrosternal pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Rigshospitalet, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. evabjerre@live.dk
authors.forename: Eva Bjerre
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Søndergaard
authors.forename: Jesper Holst
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: Dyre
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kleive
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed