Usual infection at unusual site: diagnosed on cytology

The chest wall tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon form of tuberculosis especially in an immunocompetent patient. It constitutes 1–2% of all cases of TB and 1–5% of musculoskeletal TB. The hematogenous spread, lymphatic spread, direct inoculation of tubercular bacilli, or extension of underlying pleura...

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Main Authors: Pooja Garg, Jitendra S Nigam, Shibojit Talukder, Rakesh Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2018;volume=67;issue=3;spage=329;epage=331;aulast=Garg