Sternal tuberculosis presenting as multiple cutaneous sinuses.
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.
Garg
Pankaj Kumar
PK
Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi. dr.pankajgarg@gmail.com
Teckchandani
Narinder
N
Hadke
Niladhar Shankarrao
NS
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
D000995:Antitubercular Agents