| Literature DB >> 26513908 |
Keerati Hongsakul, Niyata Chitrapazt, Teeravut Tubtawee, Suphaneewan Jaovisidha.
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.Entities:
Mesh：
Year: 2015 PMID： 26513908
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health ISSN： 0125-1562 Impact factor: 0.267