Sternal tuberculosis after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
We report a case of sternal tuberculosis following sternotomy, which was performed during coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Although pre-operative evaluation revealed signs of asymptomatic tuberculosis of the lung, isoniazid chemoprophylaxis was not instituted, and the patient developed active tuberculosis in both the lung and sternum 5 y later.
Sipsas
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Department of Pathophysiology, Laikon General Hospital and School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. nsipsas@otenet.gr
Panayiotakopoulos
G D
GD
Zormpala
A
A
Thanos
L
L
Artinopoulos
C
C
Kordossis
T
T
D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013249:Sternum / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000382:microbiology