Chest wall tuberculosis: a review of CT appearances

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...

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Published in:British journal of radiology 2004-05, Vol.77 (917), p.449-457
Main Authors: MORRIS, B. S, MAHESHWARI, M, CHALWA, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
Soft Tissue Infections - diagnostic imaging
Thoracic Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Thoracic Wall - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tuberculosis - diagnostic imaging
Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections
Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular - diagnostic imaging
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0007-1285
1748-880X
DOI:10.1259/bjr/82634045