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Review
. 2015 Jan;46(1):80-5.

PRIMARY STERNAL TUBERCULOSIS: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Keerati Hongsakul, Niyata Chitrapazt, Teeravut Tubtawee, Suphaneewan Jaovisidha
  • PMID: 26513908
Review

PRIMARY STERNAL TUBERCULOSIS: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Keerati Hongsakul et al. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2015 Jan.

Abstract

Mycobacterium tuberculosis can infect multiple organs and may rarely cause osteomyelitis of the sternum. We report a patient with primary sternal tuberculosis who presented with a chest wall mass. A core needle biopsy confirmed the diagnosis-of tuberculosis. We review the literature regarding tuberculous osteomyelitis of the sternum.

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