Sternal tuberculosis discharging through the skin: a rare presentation of disseminated tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis of sternum with skin involvement is a rare manifestation of disseminated tuberculosis especially in paediatrics. A 13-year-old girl presented with a swelling over the sternum, which had been drained twice and many antibiotics had been used without any benefit. On investigations, it turned out to be tuberculosis of the sternum. A small, restricted ventricular septal defect was also present.
Mustafa
Ghulam
G
Department of Paediatrics, Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Multan. falahchild@hotmail.com
Rubina
Sattar
Abdul
A
Ahmad
Umar Farooq
UF
Asim
Muhammad
M
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013249:Sternum; D013492:Suppuration / Q000382:microbiology; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy