title: Tuberculosis of the thymus in a 6-month-old infant with literature review.
abstract: Tuberculosis of the thymus is very uncommon. Most previously reported cases have involved adolescents or adults. Herein, we report a case of tuberculosis of the thymus diagnosed in a 6-month-old infant, presenting with progressive dyspnea and a mediastinal mass. Both clinical and radiologic findings were nonspecific, while pathologic findings confirmed thymic tissue with massive caseous granulomas consistent with tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Pulmonology and Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand.
authors.forename: Kanokpan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ruangnapa
authors.forename: Wanaporn
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Anuntaseree
authors.forename: Somchai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suntornlohanakul
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology