A Case of Sternal Tuberculosis

Choi, Dong Seong; Park, Jin Hyun; Yong, Suk Joong; Shin, Kye Chul

doi:1989.36.4.391

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 36(4); 1989 > Article

Case report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1989;36(4):391-394.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1989.36.4.391 Published online December 1, 1989.

A Case of Sternal Tuberculosis

Dong Seong Choi, Jin Hyun Park, Suk Joong Yong, Kye Chul Shin

Department of Intemal Medicine, WonJu Medical College, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea

흉골결핵 1예

최동성, 박진현, 용석중, 신계철

Abstract

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.