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Clavicular tuberculosis following trivial trauma.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19593292     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Tuberculosis of the clavicular bone is a very rare clinical entity, with limited cases reported in the United States. Furthermore, sparing of the sternoclavicular joint is exceedingly unusual. A literature review of the prevalence of clavicular tuberculosis identified fewer than 80 cases reported since the discovery of the tubercular bacillus, over a century ago. To our knowledge, there have been no cases reported over the last decade in the United States. A rare case of tuberculous osteomyelitis of the clavicle in an immunocompetent patient who presented with swelling of the upper chest is reported.
Authors:
Rubal Patel; Sagar Naik; Boris Melnikau; Viswanathan Nagarajan; Liziamma George; Aristid Earle Lindenmayer; Steven Colby; Natalya Goldshteyn
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Southern medical journal     Volume:  102     ISSN:  1541-8243     ISO Abbreviation:  South. Med. J.     Publication Date:  2009 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-08-05     Completed Date:  2009-08-19     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0404522     Medline TA:  South Med J     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  848-51     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY. rubalmd04@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
Clavicle / injuries,  microbiology*
Humans
Male
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / diagnosis*,  drug therapy,  pathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antitubercular Agents

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