title: Sternal tuberculosis discharging through the skin: a rare presentation of disseminated tuberculosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Multan. falahchild@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ghulam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mustafa
authors.lastname: Rubina
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sattar
authors.forename: Umar Farooq
authors.initials: UF
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asim
mesh_terms: 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