Disseminated mycobacterium tuberculosis: Pulmonary and musculoskeletal infections in a previously healthy man

Chest wall masses are an uncommon result of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection especially in immune-competent patients. Herein, we report a case of 47-year-old previously healthy man who presented with an anterior chest wall mass, along with a swelling of the left fourth finger. MTB was reco...

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Autores principales: Nasser, Mouhamad, Kanj, Nadim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
Materias:
Case Illustrated
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4735020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26839778
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2014.08.004
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Sumario:Chest wall masses are an uncommon result of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection especially in immune-competent patients. Herein, we report a case of 47-year-old previously healthy man who presented with an anterior chest wall mass, along with a swelling of the left fourth finger. MTB was recovered from the patient's sputum and from the aspirate of the chest wall mass. Four anti-tuberculous drugs for 2 months then 2 drugs for 7 months resulted in complete resolution of both masses with no need for surgical resection. CONCLUSION: MTB can present in disseminated form in a healthy man and treated with quadruple anti-tuberculous medications without surgical intervention.

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