Chest wall tuberculosis in children: a mimicker of bone tumour
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Muthuvel Balasubramaniyan; Sanjay Verma; Akshay Kumar Saxena; Sumeet R Dhawan
- Source
- BMJ Case Rep
- Subject
- musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty
Sternum
Tuberculosis
030231 tropical medicine
Antitubercular Agents
Bone Neoplasms
Case Report
Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Scapula
Bone tumours
030225 pediatrics
medicine
Humans
Child
Thoracic Wall
Paediatric oncology
business.industry
Osteoarticular tuberculosis
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Radiology
Presentation (obstetrics)
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 1757-790X
Osteoarticular tuberculosis of flat bones of the chest wall such as sternum, scapula and rib is extremely rare in children. Because of its atypical clinical presentation mimicking malignant bone tumours, diagnosis remains a challenge. Histological and microbiological diagnosis remains confirmatory. Antitubercular therapy is the cornerstone in management.