scholarly journals P6‐52: Pediatric tuberculosis presenting with chest wall abscess

Respirology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (S3) ◽  
pp. 248-249
2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Shweta Sharma ◽  
R. K. Mahajan ◽  
V. P. Myneedu ◽  
B. B. Sharma ◽  
Nandini Duggal

Chest wall tuberculosis is a rare entity especially in an immunocompetent patient. Infection may result from direct inoculation of the organisms or hematogenous spread from some underlying pathology. Infected lymph nodes may also transfer the bacilli through lymphatic route. Chest wall tuberculosis may resemble a pyogenic abscess or tumour and entertaining the possibility of tubercular etiology remains a clinical challenge unless there are compelling reasons of suspicion. In tuberculosis endemic countries like India, all the abscesses indolent to routine treatment need investigation to rule out mycobacterial causes. We present here a case of chest wall tuberculosis where infection was localized to skin only and, in the absence of any evidence of specific site, it appears to be a case of primary involvement.


1993 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 727-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Cacho ◽  
M. Yebra ◽  
E. Berrocal ◽  
J. Ruiz

Author(s):  
Eva Van den Eynde ◽  
Silvia Capilla ◽  
Tamara Parra

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye Mi Park ◽  
Hyo Soon Lim ◽  
So Yeon Ki ◽  
Hyo‐jae Lee

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