Chest wall tuberculosis: a review of CT appearances. Br J Radiol 2004 May;77(917):449-57
Date
05/04/2004Pubmed ID
15121713DOI
10.1259/bjr/82634045Scopus ID
2-s2.0-2642565947 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 57 CitationsAbstract
Tuberculous abscesses of the chest wall, though uncommon are not infrequently encountered in countries endemic to the disease. This pictorial review of 14 patients highlights the varied appearance of tuberculosis (TB) of the chest wall on CT. The patients ranged in age from 9 to 55 years (a mean of 25 years) with a preponderance of chest wall lesions in young adults and in females (male to female ratio of 2:5). Cases in which there was no involvement of the chest wall other than of the spine have been excluded. In all cases CT demonstrated peripherally enhancing chest wall collections some of which were accompanied by changes in adjacent bone. Enlargement of intrathoracic lymph nodes with comparatively lesser involvement of lung parenchyma and pleura was also seen.
Author List
Morris BS, Maheshwari M, Chalwa AAuthor
Mohit Maheshwari MD Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Soft Tissue Infections
Thoracic Diseases
Thoracic Wall
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular
