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Case Reports
. 2016 Sep;5(3):354-356.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2016.05.006. Epub 2016 Jun 20.

Two cases of sternal osteomyelitis due to Mycobacterium africanum: a casual or causal association

Jessica Mencarini  1 , Sara Veloci  1 , Maria Tullia Simonetti  2 , Antonio Carocci  3 , Massimo Meli  3 , Enrico Tortoli  4 , Gian Maria Rossolini  5 , Alessandro Bartoloni  6 , Filippo Bartalesi  7
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Two cases of sternal osteomyelitis due to Mycobacterium africanum: a casual or causal association

Jessica Mencarini et al. Int J Mycobacteriol. 2016 Sep.

Abstract

The sternal localization of bone and joint tuberculosis (TB) is rare, has an insidious clinical presentation, and usually affects young adults living in endemic areas. Mycobacterium africanum causes a relevant proportion of human TB in West Africa and in migrants from endemic countries. Here, we report two cases of sternal osteomyelitis due to M. africanum in migrants.

Keywords: Bone; Migrant; Tuberculosis; West Africa.

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