Sternal Tuberculosis in an Infant: The Presenting Feature of Disseminated Disease
Volume 7 | Issue 3 | September-December 2021 | Page: 42-45 | Vikas R. Basa, Raghavendraswami Thete, Tanu Singhal
DOI-10.13107/ijpo.2021.v07i03.123
Authors: Vikas R. Basa DNB Orth. [1], Raghavendraswami Thete DNB Orth. [1], Tanu Singhal MD Paediatrics, MSc Infectious Disease [1]
[1] Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Centre for Bone and Joint, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Center, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
[2] Department of Paediatrics, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Address of Correspondence
Dr Vikas R Basa
Consultant Pediatric Orthopedics, Centre for Bone and Joint, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Center, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
E-mail: basavikas@gmail.com
Abstract
We report here the case of a 9 month old previously healthy female infant who presented with a swelling over the anterior chest wall. Radiologic, histopathology and microbiologic tests confirmed it as a case of sternal tuberculosis. The sternal disease improved after starting anti-tubercular therapy but she then developed seizures due to a paradoxical reaction leading to unmasking of a brain tuberculoma. She is well after 1 year therapy. The case is presented in view of rarity of musculoskeletal tuberculosis in infants and even rarer phenomenon of sternal involvement.
Keywords: Infant, Sternal tuberculosis, Tuberculoma
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How to Cite this Article: Basa VR, Thete R, Singhal T | Sternal Tuberculosis in an Infant: The Presenting Feature of Disseminated Disease | International Journal of Paediatric Orthopaedics | September- December 2021; 7(3): 42-45. |