Isolated primary cold abscess of the sternum: a case report

Isolated primary cold abscess of the sternum: a case report

Abstract Background Musculoskeletal tuberculosis forms 10–25% of extrapulmonary tuberculosis which mainly involves the spine or weight-bearing joints. Tuberculous involvement of the sternum is a rare clinical entity even in countries where tuberculosis has high prevalence. Primary tuberculous sterna...

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Main Authors: Lovenish Bains, Pawan Lal, Tirlok Chand, Kamal Kishore Gautam, Mohd Yasir Beg, Pritesh Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Sternum
Osteomyelitis
Cold abscess
Anti-tubercular therapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-2210-9

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