Chest wall subcutaneous mass leading to the diagnosis of pericostal tuberculosis.
Shimpei KajieKentaro NakamuraTomohiro MoriyaTomoyuki OgataTakaaki YamashitaPublished in: Respirology case reports (2024)
When diagnosing a chest wall mass, even in the absence of pulmonary lesions, it is crucial to consider pericostal tuberculosis as a differential diagnosis. Attention must be paid to the characteristic findings on contrast-enhanced computed tomography, such as central low attenuation, peripheral rim enhancement of soft tissue, and pleural involvement.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- diffusion weighted
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- soft tissue
- magnetic resonance
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- diffusion weighted imaging
- positron emission tomography
- hiv aids
- pulmonary hypertension
- dual energy
- working memory
- adverse drug
- image quality
- emergency department
- hepatitis c virus