[Sternal tuberculosis causing spontaneous fracture of the sternum]

Autor:	F, Chermiti Ben Abdallah, M S, Boudaya, A, Chtourou, S, Taktak, R, Mahouachi, A, Ayadi, A, Ben Kheder
Jazyk:	francouzština
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Diagnosis Differential Male Sternum Fractures Spontaneous Biopsy Antitubercular Agents Image Processing Computer-Assisted Humans Drug Therapy Combination Tomography X-Ray Computed Aged Tuberculosis Osteoarticular
Zdroj:	Revue de pneumologie clinique. 69(2)
ISSN:	1776-2561
Popis:	Sternal tuberculosis is an uncommon condition. Few cases have been reported. We report the case of a 74-year-old man, presented with a swelling and pain of the anterior chest wall associated to worsening of general state. All routine investigations were normal. Chest radiograph in lateral view showed sternal and chest wall hypertrophy with spontaneous fracture of the sternum. Computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated ring-enhancing hypodense soft tissue mass surrounding the sternum with sternal fracture. Tuberculosis diagnosis was confirmed by histological study of the mass biopsy. We noted clinical and radiological recovery with medical tuberculosis treatment.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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