A rare case of thymic hyperplasia in a 6-month-old hiv-exposed infant with signs of airway compression

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Title:	A rare case of thymic hyperplasia in a 6-month-old hiv-exposed infant with signs of airway compression
Authors:	Gezmu, Alemayehu
Keywords:	Anterior mediastinum thymus thymic hyperplasia
Issue Date:	2017
Publisher:	Medknow publications,http://www.medknow.com/
Citation:	Gezmu, A. (2017) A rare case of thymic hyperplasia in a 6-month-old HIV-exposed infant with signs of airway compression. African Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 120-122
Abstract:	This is report of a rare case of thymic hyperplasia in a 6-month-old female child with significant compression effect on the airways and shift of the mediastinum. Timely imaging study and tissue biopsy play an important role in identifying cause of anterior mediastinal mass in this age group.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1872
ISSN:	2384-5589
Appears in Collections:	Research articles (Dept of Biomedical Sciences)

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