Pulmonary and mediastinal tuberculosis in an immunocompetent child presenting as sternal abscess protruding from the skin

Infection. 2015 Apr;43(2):255-6. doi: 10.1007/s15010-014-0708-z. Epub 2014 Nov 26.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Abscess / drug therapy
  • Abscess / microbiology*
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Cutaneous Fistula / etiology*
  • Cutaneous Fistula / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mediastinal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Mediastinal Diseases / drug therapy
  • Mediastinal Diseases / microbiology*
  • Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents