title: Sternal osteomyelitis caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
abstract: We report the case of a 74-year-old male patient with a one-year history of chest pain in the suprasternal notch associated with erythema, edema and drainage of purulent material from a fistulous lesion. The patient was HIV-negative with no history of TB. A CT scan of the chest showed an osteolytic lesion in the sternum, and a biopsy revealed caseous granuloma, which, in the microbiological evaluation, was negative for fungi and acid-fast bacilli. The diagnosis of sternal osteomyelitis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis was confirmed using PCR.
authors: Hospital São Vicente de Paulo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil.
authors: Diego Michelon
authors: DM
authors: de Carli
authors: Mateus Dornelles
authors: MD
authors: Severo
authors: Carlos Jesus Pereira
authors: CJ
authors: Haygert
authors: Marcelo
authors: M
authors: Guollo
authors: Alex
authors: A
authors: Omairi
authors: Vinícius Dallagasperina
authors: VD
authors: Pedro
authors: Eduardo Pedrolo
authors: EP
authors: Silva
authors: Arnaldo Teixeira
authors: AT
authors: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013249:Sternum / Q000382:microbiology*; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000382:microbiology*