title: PRIMARY STERNAL TUBERCULOSIS: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW.
abstract: Mycobacterium tuberculosis can infect multiple organs and may rarely cause osteomyelitis of the sternum. We report a patient with primary sternal tuberculosis who presented with a chest wall mass. A core needle biopsy confirmed the diagnosis-of tuberculosis. We review the literature regarding tuberculous osteomyelitis of the sternum.
authors.forename: Keerati
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hongsakul
authors.forename: Niyata
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chitrapazt
authors.forename: Teeravut
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tubtawee
authors.forename: Suphaneewan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jaovisidha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology; D013249:Sternum / Q000382:microbiology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular