Primary Tuberculotic Osteomyelitis of Rib in a Child

Although extremely rare, osteomyelitis has been reported in smaller bones like ribs. A 13-year-old male child presented with a one week history of chest wall swelling. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) of the lesion and initial bacterial culture could not find the aetiology of the lesion. He...

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Main Authors: Nitin Kumar Kashyap, Atul Jindal, Nitin Kumar Borkar, Minal Wasnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/10222/25974_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(PGGH)_PFA(P_PG).pdf