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Case Reports
. 1995 Nov;50(11):1223-4.
doi: 10.1136/thx.50.11.1223.

Tuberculosis of the sternum presenting as metastatic disease

E M Mulloy  1
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Case Reports

Tuberculosis of the sternum presenting as metastatic disease

E M Mulloy. Thorax. 1995 Nov.

Abstract

The case is presented of a 59 year old Saudi Arabian woman with sternal and vertebral tuberculous osteomyelitis and a benign breast mass simulating metastatic disease. This case illustrates the diagnostic difficulties that may be encountered in the diagnosis of tuberculous osteomyelitis.

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