Gamuts

Mediastinal abscess

Mediastinitis is inflammation of the tissues in the mid-chest, or mediastinum. It can be either acute or chronic. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Cause
Anterior mediastinal lesion
Esophagobronchial fistula
Middle mediastinal lesion
Posterior mediastinal lesion
Retrosternal mass
Soft-tissue mediastinal mass
Tracheoesophageal fistula
Upper airway obstruction in a child
Wide mediastinum
Wide right tracheal stripe
Wide superior mediastinum in an infant or child
May Be Caused by
 Common
Actinomycosis
Boerhaave syndrome
Coccidioidomycosis
Dilatation of esophageal stricture
Endoscopic trauma
Esophageal carcinoma
Esophageal perforation
Histoplasmosis
Surgery
Trauma
Tuberculosis
 Uncommon
Atypical mycobacterial infection
Dental infection
Drug abuse
Lung abscess
Opportunistic infection
Osteomyelitis of spine
Osteomyelitis of sternum
Pancreatic pseudocyst
Pancreatitis
Pharyngeal abscess
Pleural empyema
Pleural infection
Pneumonia
Subphrenic abscess
Tonsillitis
Traumatic bronchial rupture
Traumatic tracheal rupture

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