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Tuberculosis of the Sternum

Mahmoud Ashour, Lalit Pandya

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Tuberculosis of the sternum is a rare clinical entity. We describe two cases of sternal tuberculosis, one of which presented with pathologic fracture of the sternum and the other with a cold abscess in the midsternal zone.

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Tuberculosis of the sternum is a rare clinical entity. We describe two cases of sternal tuberculosis, one of which presented with pathologic fracture of the sternum and the other with a cold abscess in the midsternal zone.

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Tuberculosis of the sternum is a rare clinical entity. We describe two cases of sternal tuberculosis, one of which presented with pathologic fracture of the sternum and the other with a cold abscess in the midsternal zone.

Key concepts: Sternum, Medicine, Tuberculosis, Abscess, Surgery, Pathology

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