Open AccessTuberculous Abscess of the Chest Wall
Author(s) -
Nirmal Kanti Sarkar,
Md. Mofizur Rahman Mia
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of bangladesh college of physicians and surgeons/journal of bangladesh college of physicians and surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2309-6365
pISSN - 1015-0870
DOI - 10.3329/jbcps.v40i2.58698
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , extrapulmonary tuberculosis , tuberculosis , abscess , surgery , radiology , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathology
Chest wall tuberculosis (TB) is a rare form of extrapulmonary TB, especially in an immunocompetent patient. The disease may resemble a pyogenic abscess or tumor. We present a young lady who developed a slowly growing chest wall swelling, proven as tuberculous etiology.J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2022; 40: 136-137