Preferred Label : empty mediastinum sign;
Definition : Anterior mediastinum is unusually lucent on a lateral radiograph of an infant. Suggests
thymic dysgenesis. Typically due to immunological defect.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35188;
Associated condition(s)
Anterior mediastinum is unusually lucent on a lateral radiograph of an infant. Suggests
thymic dysgenesis. Typically due to immunological defect.