title: Granulomatous osteomyelitis of the sternum presenting with a parasternal mass: a possible relation to the bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine.
abstract: Because they are frequently malignant, swellings of the chest wall during infancy are alarming lesions. Sternal osteomyelitis is a rare condition that may present with a chest wall mass locating in the parasternal region. A parasternal mass of granulomatous osteomyelitic origin is an extremely rare cause with only few case being reported to date. Herein, the authors report on 2 infants presenting with parasternal masses of sternal granulomatous osteomyelitic origin and discuss the possible etiologic role of the bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Karnak
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Akçören
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Göğüş
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cağlar
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Tanyel
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013249:Sternum
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D001500:BCG Vaccine