title: Sternal tuberculosis presenting as multiple cutaneous sinuses.
abstract: Isolated involvement of the sternum with tuberculosis is rare. Only a few cases of sternal tuberculosis have been reported in literature. Tubercular sternal osteomyelitis presenting as multiple cutaneous sinuses over the anterior chest wall is extremely rare. We present a patient with sternal tuberculosis presenting as multiple cutaneous sinuses over the anterior chest wall. Standard antitubercular chemotherapy resulted in complete recovery.
authors: Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi. dr.pankajgarg@gmail.com
authors: Pankaj Kumar
authors: PK
authors: Garg
authors: Narinder
authors: N
authors: Teckchandani
authors: Niladhar Shankarrao
authors: NS
authors: Hadke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013249:Sternum / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents