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ArticleAnnals of African medicine2026

Primary Tubercular Osteomyelitis of Sternum Presenting as a Chronic Ulcer over Suprasternal Notch: A Rare Case Report.

Archana Malik, Ananda Datta, Pradosh Kumar Sarangi, Mona Lisa, Sarthak Das

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Archana MalikDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India.
Ananda DattaDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India.
Pradosh Kumar SarangiDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India.
Mona LisaDepartment of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India.
Sarthak DasDepartment of Paediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India.

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Abstract

abstractSkeletal tuberculosis (TB) accounts for only 10% of extrapulmonary TB and predominantly involves the spine and joints. Sternal involvement in TB is a rare clinical occurrence. The clinical presentation is indolent with localized swelling and pain over the sternum. Other less common manifestations are discharging sinuses, ulcers, and bone deformities. Magnetic resonance imaging can delineate the extent of bone and soft tissue involvement well. The diagnosis is established by cytopathological or histopathological examination along with microbiological evidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Treatment with a standard anti-TB regimen provides excellent outcomes. Here, we report a case of primary tubercular osteomyelitis of the sternum that presented as a chronic ulcer over the suprasternal notch.

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Mycobacterium tuberculosisOsteomyelitisSternumTuberculosis, OsteoarticularUlcerAntitubercular AgentsChronic DiseaseHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingTreatment OutcomeAntitubercular AgentsChronic ulcerdischarging sinusécoulement sinusalextrapulmonary tuberculosisostéomyélite sternalesternal osteomyelitissternal tuberculosistubercular osteomyelitistuberculose extrapulmonairetuberculose ostéomyéliteUlcère chronique

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