Open AccessTHE RARE CASE PRESENTATION OF ASYMPTOMATIC CHEST WALL TUBERCULOSIS WITHOUT PULMONARY INVOLVEMENT IN PAEDIATRIC AGE GROUP.
Author(s) -
Kalpesh Patil,
Satish Kulkarni,
Kiran Maruti Gore
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/7206124
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , presentation (obstetrics) , tuberculosis , rare disease , pulmonary tuberculosis , histopathology , surgery , pediatrics , disease , pathology
An Isolated chest wall tuberculosis (TB) is very rare form of presentation and represents 1% of all cases of osteoarticulartuberculosis. We report a case of 3 years old baby boy, vaccinated completely as per age and immunocompetentpresented with asymptomatic chest wall swelling since last two years gradually increased to present size without anyassociated complaints and without any past history of any respiratory disease including pulmonary tuberculosis. Babywas treated with oral antibiotics for the same but did not respond to treatment symptomatically so referred for furthertreatment. On histopathology and microbiological study it showed tuberculous abscess.