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KMID : 0383819890360040391
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
1989 Volume.36 No. 4 p.391 ~ p.394
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A Case of Sternal Tuberculosis
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Abstract
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Skeletal tuberculosis is an uncommon condition in Korea. Tuberculosis of the sternum
was rare and has been reported to be developed in 1% of patients. A 16 year old female
patient was admitted to our hospital for pain and swelling on upper sternal area. Chest
CT scan revealed a sternal necrosis, expansile cortical diverticulum, and pre-and
poststernal soft tissue swelling on upper sternal area. The sternal biopsy revealed a
typical chronic granulomatous inflammation consistent with tuberculosis. A brief review
of the literature was given.
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