Open AccessTuberculosis Involving the Sternoclavicular Joint:
Author(s) -
Boundia Djiba,
Ngoné Diaba Diack,
Hamidou Dème,
A. Dia,
Baïdy Sy Kane,
Abdoulaye Pouye
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
saudi journal of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1658-5763
pISSN - 1658-7367
DOI - 10.32790/sjim.2017.7.2.6
Subject(s) - sternoclavicular joint , medicine , tuberculosis , presentation (obstetrics) , mycobacterium tuberculosis , surgery , radiology , pathology , clavicle
Sternoclavicular location of tuberculosis is a rare presentation of tuberculosis. We report a case of a 20-year-old female who presented with swelling in the front of the sternoclavicular joint. The diagnosis of sternoclavicular tuberculosis was made on the basis of computerized tomographic scan findings and microbiological examination of the aspirations of sternoclavicular joint. The bacteriological identification Mycobacterium tuberculosis was the key element in the diagnosis. The clinical outcome improved after effective anti-tuberculosis treatment. High level of clinical suspicion is needed to make the diagnosis of this rare presentation, which could be the telltale of an underlying pulmonary disease.