Abscess of thymus

An abscess of the thymus (also known as "Dubois' abscesses")^[1] is a condition that is one of many possible causes of cysts in the mediastinum.

It can present with chest pain behind the sternum.^[2]

It can be associated with congenital syphilis.^[3]

References

^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
^ "Dubois abscess" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

This article about an endocrine, nutritional, or metabolic disease is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Classification	[[d:Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 2822: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). \|D]] ICD-11: 4B40.1 ICD-10: E32.1 ICD-9-CM: 254.1 SNOMED CT: 30635002
External resources	Scholia: Q4669672

v t e Lymphatic disease: organ and vessel diseases
Thymus	Abscess Hyperplasia Hypoplasia DiGeorge syndrome Ectopic thymus Thymoma Thymic carcinoma
Spleen	Asplenia Asplenia with cardiovascular anomalies Accessory spleen Polysplenia Wandering spleen Splenomegaly Banti's syndrome Splenic infarction Splenic tumor
Lymph node	Lymphadenopathy Generalized lymphadenopathy Castleman's disease Intranodal palisaded myofibroblastoma Kikuchi disease Tonsils see Template:Respiratory pathology
Lymphatic vessels	Lymphangitis Lymphangiectasia Lymphedema Primary lymphedema Congenital lymphedema Lymphedema praecox Lymphedema tarda Lymphedema–distichiasis syndrome Milroy's disease Secondary lymphedema Bullous lymphedema Factitial lymphedema Postinflammatory lymphedema Postmastectomy lymphangiosarcoma Waldmann disease