Tuberculous cold abscess of the chest wall: A clinical and surgical experience. Report of 16 cases(Case series).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculosis is a public health problem in developing countries. Tuberculosis of the chest wall is rare and often presents as cold abscess (to differentiate from pyogenic abscess) or pseudotumoral mass whose diagnosis is difficult and often requires a surgical biopsy.

Patients and methods

The medical series of 16 patients with cold chest wall abscess treated with surgery in association to anti-tubercular therapy were analysed retrospectively for the period of 7 years between January 2011 to December 2017 at Mohamed V Military Teaching Hospital - Rabat - Morocco.

Results

The clinical examination provided a correct preoperative diagnosis of the abscess in all cases. Five patients had a past history of pulmonary tuberculosis and three patients had concomitant

SUBMITTER: Kabiri EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7029049 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature