Isolated Tuberculosis of the Rib in a 12-year-old Adolescent Boy: A Case Report from Iraq
One of the major global health issues that still exist is tuberculosis (TB); primary tubercular osteomyelitis of the rib is an extremely rare entity. We present a case of isolated TB of the anterior fourth rib as the initial presentation, without any lung lesions. A high index of suspicion is necess...
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| description | One of the major global health issues that still exist is tuberculosis (TB); primary tubercular osteomyelitis of the rib is an extremely rare entity. We present a case of isolated TB of the anterior fourth rib as the initial presentation, without any lung lesions. A high index of suspicion is necessary for the diagnosis of tubercular rib osteomyelitis. Usually, there is no significant morbidity and full remission following surgical removal of the affected rib in conjunction with the proper antitubercular therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4c28aff7415e493181130681fa48ca632025-01-14T06:48:57ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsMustansiriya Medical Journal2070-11282227-40812024-12-01232959710.4103/mj.mj_30_24Isolated Tuberculosis of the Rib in a 12-year-old Adolescent Boy: A Case Report from IraqWasnaa Hadi AbdullahRihab Faisal AlabediOne of the major global health issues that still exist is tuberculosis (TB); primary tubercular osteomyelitis of the rib is an extremely rare entity. We present a case of isolated TB of the anterior fourth rib as the initial presentation, without any lung lesions. A high index of suspicion is necessary for the diagnosis of tubercular rib osteomyelitis. Usually, there is no significant morbidity and full remission following surgical removal of the affected rib in conjunction with the proper antitubercular therapy.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/mj.mj_30_24case reportextrapulmonaryosteomyelitisribtuberculosis |
| spellingShingle | Wasnaa Hadi Abdullah Rihab Faisal Alabedi Isolated Tuberculosis of the Rib in a 12-year-old Adolescent Boy: A Case Report from Iraq Mustansiriya Medical Journal case report extrapulmonary osteomyelitis rib tuberculosis |
| title | Isolated Tuberculosis of the Rib in a 12-year-old Adolescent Boy: A Case Report from Iraq |
| title_full | Isolated Tuberculosis of the Rib in a 12-year-old Adolescent Boy: A Case Report from Iraq |
| title_fullStr | Isolated Tuberculosis of the Rib in a 12-year-old Adolescent Boy: A Case Report from Iraq |
| title_full_unstemmed | Isolated Tuberculosis of the Rib in a 12-year-old Adolescent Boy: A Case Report from Iraq |
| title_short | Isolated Tuberculosis of the Rib in a 12-year-old Adolescent Boy: A Case Report from Iraq |
| title_sort | isolated tuberculosis of the rib in a 12 year old adolescent boy a case report from iraq |
| topic | case report extrapulmonary osteomyelitis rib tuberculosis |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/mj.mj_30_24 |
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