Mycobacterium tuberculosis presenting as sternal osteomyelitis
Stewart, K.J.; Ahmed, O.A.; Laing, R.B.; Holmes, J.D.
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 45(2): 135-137
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-8835 PMID: 10822925 Document Number: 525889
A 54-year-old female presented with a presternal abscess and developed axillary lymphadenopathy. Imaging confirmed the presence of sternal osteomyelitis. The osteomyelitis was cured by resection and muscle flap reconstruction. Although tuberculosis was suspected, the organism was only cultured after the fourth surgical procedure. Surgeons should be aware that negative microbiology does not exclude a diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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