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Tuberculous Abscess of the Chest Wall Simulate Pyogenic Abscess

Authors :
Lantam Sonhaye
Abdoulatif Amadou
Faré Gnandi-Piou
Kouméabalo Assih
Mazamaesso Tchaou
Bérésa Kolou
Kokou Adambounou
Bidamin N’Timon
Lama Agoda-Koussema
Komlavi Adjenou
Koffi N’Dakena
Source :
Case Reports in Radiology, Vol 2015 (2015)
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Wiley, 2015.

Abstract

The chest wall tuberculosis abscesses is rare. We present a case of a 27-year-old immunocompetent male who presented chest wall abscesses. Imaging (chest radiographic, ultrasound, and computed tomography) and Ziehl-Neelsen staining demonstrated chest wall tuberculosis abscesses.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20906862 and 20906870
Volume :
2015
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Case Reports in Radiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.5a425081ef924380b4ee70e9f7cca4ba
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/195412