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Int J Mycobacteriol
June 2023
Department of Infectiology and Pneumo-Allergology Pediatric, Children's Hospital Rabat, CHU Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
Multifocal tuberculosis (TB) accounts for up to one-third of all cases of TB and children are at higher risk for extrapulmonary TB than adults. Spinal TB is the regular form of skeletal TB. Spondylodiscitis TB represents 47%-94% of spinal TB.
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June 2022
Department of Radiology, Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia PA 19401.
Abnormalities of the sternal and peri-sternal regions are commonly seen in clinical practice and may be one of the important causes of chest pain particularly anterior chest wall pain. While reading computed tomography (CT) of the chest for evaluation of chest pain, the sternal region is either easily overlooked or its abnormality is often detected incidentally. This article will provide an overview of normal sternal anatomy and congenital variants as well as a variety of non-tumorous pathologic conditions of the sternum and adjacent joints, with emphasis on CT, to help radiologists, particularly thoracic radiologists, to make an accurate diagnosis in their daily practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTietze's syndrome (peristernal chondritis or perichondritis) is a self-limited, painful inflammatory condition of the costochondral, sternoclavicular, manubriosternal or xiphisternal junctions. It is benign, and affects all ages, sexes and races equally. The principal manifestations are pain and, frequently, a mass most commonly at the costochondral junctions.
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