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CT and MRI in tuberculous sternal osteomyelitis: a case report.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11852218     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report a 58-year-old male patient presenting with a 1-year history of presternal swelling and pain. Plain radiography revealed increased soft tissue density anterior to the body of the sternum, which showed cortical sclerosis. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated ring-enhancing hypodense soft tissue masses surrounding the sternum, whose anterior and posterior cortices were markedly thickened. On three-phase technetium bone scintigraphy, the left side of the sternum showed increased radiotracer uptake and the central part of the bone was photopenic. The bone marrow of the sternum and peristernal soft tissue lesions were hypo- and hyperintense on T1- and T2-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) images, respectively, and showed marked enhancement postgadolinium. Treatment included both surgical intervention and medical therapy.
Authors:
Cetin Atasoy; Pelin Seher Oztekin; Nezih Ozdemir; Serpil Dizbay Sak; Ilhan Erden; Serdar Akyar
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical imaging     Volume:  26     ISSN:  0899-7071     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Imaging     Publication Date:    2002 Mar-Apr
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-02-19     Completed Date:  2002-04-02     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8911831     Medline TA:  Clin Imaging     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  112-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Ibn-i Sina Hospital, School of Medicine, Ankara University, 06100, Ankara, Turkey. cetinatosoy@hotmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Middle Aged
Osteomyelitis / diagnosis*,  microbiology
Sternum / pathology*,  radiography,  radionuclide imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis*

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