Respiratory Medicine CME
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 128-129, 2009

Tubercular osteomyelitis of rib – Case report

  • Saurabh K. Singh

      Affiliations

    • Department of TB and Respiratory Diseases, J.N. Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, UP, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Dept. of TB and Respiratory Diseases, J.N. Medical College, AMU, Aligarh 202002, UP, India. Tel.: +91 9412195074.
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  • Vibhanshu Gupta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, J.N. Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, UP, India
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  • Zuber Ahmad

      Affiliations

    • Department of TB and Respiratory Diseases, J.N. Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, UP, India
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  • Rakesh Bhargava

      Affiliations

    • Department of TB and Respiratory Diseases, J.N. Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, UP, India
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  • Deepak K. Pandey

      Affiliations

    • Department of TB and Respiratory Diseases, J.N. Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, UP, India
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  • Sandeep Sachdeva

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, J.N. Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, UP, India

Summary 

Musculoskeletal tuberculosis which is less frequently encountered is the commonest form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Occasionally tuberculosis may involve the chest wall causing rib destruction. Usually the associated lesion in the pleuro-pulmonary region is found. We report a case of tubercular osteomyelitis of the rib causing its destruction with no associated lesion in lung parenchyma or associated lymphadenopathy. Patient was successfully managed by anti-tubercular drugs.

Keywords: Musculoskeletal tuberculosis, Rib destruction, Tubercular osteomyelitis

 

PII: S1755-0017(08)00107-3

doi:10.1016/j.rmedc.2008.12.006

Respiratory Medicine CME
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 128-129, 2009

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