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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2016

Primary thoracic muscle tuberculosis: two case reports.

Leonidas Grigorakos, Vassilis Sgountzos, Daria Lazarescu, Sophia Simopoulou, Magda Gkouni, Nikolaos Markou, Vassilis Tamvakis

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Leonidas GrigorakosFaculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. grigorakos@parliament.gr.
Vassilis SgountzosSotiria Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Daria LazarescuFaculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Sophia SimopoulouPeripheral Anticancer Oncology Hospital of Athens "Agios Savvas", Athens, Greece.
Magda GkouniSotiria Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Nikolaos MarkouIntensive Care at Latseion Burn Center, Thriasio General Hospital, Elefsina, Greece.
Vassilis TamvakisSotiria Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Sotiria General Hospital · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRSt Savas Hospital · GRThriasio General Hospital of Elefsina · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this case report is to present our experience with two very rare cases of thoracic muscle tuberculosis. Muscle tuberculosis, as a primary disease, can only be detected in cases in which mycobacteria have been transplanted to a muscle through an infected needle. CASE PRESENTATIONS: Case 1 is a 38-year-old immigrant man and Case 2 is a 24-year-old immigrant man, both originating from Sub-Saharan African Countries; they presented in the past two years to our hospital with swellings at the base of the hemithorax and were diagnosed as having muscle tuberculosis. Administration of anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy caused: (a) diminution of inflammation, (b) diminution of the size of local fusiform injury, and (c) clinical improvement.

conclusionsThoracic muscle tuberculosis should be considered to be one of the etiologies of muscular disease in European countries with a high incidence of immigrants originating from endemic geographical areas.

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AdultAfrica South of the SaharaAntitubercular AgentsEmigrants and ImmigrantsHemothoraxHumansIncidenceInjections, IntramuscularMaleMuscle, SkeletalMycobacterium tuberculosisTreatment OutcomeTuberculosisAntitubercular AgentsCase reportExtrapulmonary tuberculosisMuscle tuberculosisSkeletal muscle

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