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Like a shot-through manubrium: A rare presentation of skeletal tuberculosis.

Tomohiro FujiwaraHiroyuki YanaiHideharu Hagiya
Published in: Clinical case reports (2023)
A 22-year-old Vietnamese woman presented with anterior chest swelling. Computed tomography revealed an osteolytic lesion in the manubrium, whereas MRI showed an extra-osseous expansion. A needle biopsy showed granuloma formation, whereas a 3-week mycobacterial culture indicated Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Manubrium/sternum involvement in tuberculosis is extremely rare but should be considered.
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