Unmasking the Hidden Invader: A case report of chest wall tuberculosis presenting as an abscess

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q4 IMMUNOLOGY

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ijmmb.2024.100600

Mani Bhushan Kumar , Stephen Raj , Sree Vani , Ashwitha Ravi , Rakesh Yadav , Sunil Sethi

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Abstract

Chest wall tuberculosis is a very rare clinical entity that accounts for 1–5% of musculoskeletal tuberculosis (TB). Here we present a case of chest wall TB. A 16-year-old boy presented with complaints of progressive increasing swelling over the right hemithorax following a history of trauma. Radiologically it was a localized liquid collection with no connection to the thoracic cavity. Pus sample was sent to the mycobacteriology laboratory. The Gene Xpert result came as positive, and sensitive to rifampicin while the acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear test was negative. Diagnosing a case of chest wall TB is always challenging for clinicians.

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揭开隐藏入侵者的面纱：一例表现为脓肿的胸壁结核病例报告

胸壁结核是一种非常罕见的临床实体，占肌肉骨骼结核（TB）的 1-5%。我们在此介绍一例胸壁结核病。一名 16 岁的男孩因外伤病史而主诉右侧半胸腔进行性肿胀。放射学检查显示，肿物为局部液体聚集，与胸腔无任何联系。脓液样本被送往分枝杆菌实验室。基因 Xpert 检测结果为阳性，对利福平敏感，而酸-ast 杆菌（AFB）涂片检测结果为阴性。对临床医生来说，诊断胸壁结核病总是充满挑战。

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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology IMMUNOLOGY-

CiteScore

2.20

自引率

0.00%

发文量

154

审稿时长

73 days

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