A teenage girl with a sternal mass: an unusual presentation of Pott disease.
Bone and joint infection complicating tuberculosis is most likely to involve vertebrae. Pott disease, or tuberculous spondylitis, represents a small proportion of tuberculosis cases, but it can be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Our case report details Pott disease in a teenage girl, which presented with a sternal mass. We also present a review of the subject.
Division of Emergency Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. posnerkr@email.chop.edu
Kari R
KR
Posner
Manoj K
MK
Mittal
D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001510:Bed Rest; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013249:Sternum; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003907:Dexamethasone