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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| author | Pooja Garg Jitendra S Nigam Shibojit Talukder Rakesh Kumar |
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| description | 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-pulmonary TB are the modes of chest wall TB infection. The clinical presentation of chest wall TB may mimics pyogenic abscess. The fine-needle aspiration cytology is helpful in all cases of abscess not responding to adequate antibiotic treatment and also to rule out mycobacterial infection. We report a case in healthy immunocompetent individual presented with tender swelling over the chest wall diagnosed as primary tubercular lesion on fine-needle aspiration cytology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-24fb1e1289f44702b5eb162f819c93752022-12-22T00:49:32ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsEgyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis0422-76382090-99502018-01-0167332933110.4103/ejcdt.ejcdt_48_18Usual infection at unusual site: diagnosed on cytologyPooja GargJitendra S NigamShibojit TalukderRakesh KumarThe 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-pulmonary TB are the modes of chest wall TB infection. The clinical presentation of chest wall TB may mimics pyogenic abscess. The fine-needle aspiration cytology is helpful in all cases of abscess not responding to adequate antibiotic treatment and also to rule out mycobacterial infection. We report a case in healthy immunocompetent individual presented with tender swelling over the chest wall diagnosed as primary tubercular lesion on fine-needle aspiration cytology.http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2018;volume=67;issue=3;spage=329;epage=331;aulast=Gargchest walllungpleuraribssternum |
| spellingShingle | Pooja Garg Jitendra S Nigam Shibojit Talukder Rakesh Kumar Usual infection at unusual site: diagnosed on cytology Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis chest wall lung pleura ribs sternum |
| title | Usual infection at unusual site: diagnosed on cytology |
| title_full | Usual infection at unusual site: diagnosed on cytology |
| title_fullStr | Usual infection at unusual site: diagnosed on cytology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Usual infection at unusual site: diagnosed on cytology |
| title_short | Usual infection at unusual site: diagnosed on cytology |
| title_sort | usual infection at unusual site diagnosed on cytology |
| topic | chest wall lung pleura ribs sternum |
| url | http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2018;volume=67;issue=3;spage=329;epage=331;aulast=Garg |
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