%0 Journal Article %T Non-traumatic anterior mediastinal abscess in childhood %A Kumar Sandeep %A Kumar Virendra %A Bishnoi Amit %A Chadha Rajiv %J Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons %D 2011 %I Medknow Publications %X Anterior mediastinal abscesses (MAs) due to a non-traumatic etiology are extremely rare in childhood and only 13 such cases have been reported in the literature. We report a 5-year-old male child with disseminated staphylococcal infection and a large non-traumatic anterior MA, who had a successful recovery after surgical drainage of the abscess. %K Childhood %K etiology %K mediastinal abscess %U http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2011;volume=16;issue=2;spage=75;epage=77;aulast=