Open AccessRole of Cross Sectional Imaging in Isolated Chest Wall Tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Deb Kumar Boruah
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/23522.9185
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , thorax (insect anatomy) , chest radiograph , soft tissue , magnetic resonance imaging , abscess , tuberculosis , thoracic wall , osteomyelitis , radiography , population , rib cage , surgery , pathology , anatomy , environmental health
Isolated chest wall tuberculosis though a rare entity, the incidence of it has been on rise among immunocompromised population making it an important challenging diagnosis for the physicians. Its clinical presentation may resemble pyogenic chest wall abscess or chest wall soft tissue tumour. Sometimes it is difficult to detect clinically or on plain radiograph.