Tuberculous cold abscess of sternoclavicular joint: a case report
| Autor: | Mohammad Arshad Ikram, Mahadevan Deva Tata, Ismail Abdul Sattar Burud, Junalina Jaafar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis Swelling of sternoclavicular joint cold abscess tuberculosis extrapulmonary tuberculosis 030231 tropical medicine Sternoclavicular joint Arthritis Caseous necrosis Case Report Mycobacterium tuberculosis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Joint Tuberculosis medicine 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.diagnostic_test biology business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Cold abscess Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Erythrocyte sedimentation rate business human activities |
| Zdroj: | Pan African Medical Journal; Vol. 36 No. 1 (2020) The Pan African Medical Journal |
| ISSN: | 1937-8688 |
| Popis: | Bone and joint tuberculosis is a serious medical problem; tuberculosis of sternoclavicular joint is rare. We present a case of a healthy 37-year old man with sternoclavicular joint tuberculosis. The subject presented with a three weeks history of left sternoclavicular joint painless swelling without fever or weight loss. He had no previous history of pulmonary tuberculosis. Laboratory testing revealed erythrocyte sedimentation rate of 70 mm/hour, C-reactive protein of 30 mg/liter and a normal leucocyte count. Biopsy of the lesion showed caseous necrosis and pus culture revealedMycobacterium tuberculosis. He was treated with joint debridement and anti-tuberculous medications. Tuberculosis resolved completely but post-infection patients had residual joint arthritis. Tuberculosis may infect unusual joints such as the sternoclavicular joint. |
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