Like a shot‐through manubrium: A rare presentation of skeletal tuberculosis

Abstract

Abstract A 22‐year‐old Vietnamese woman presented with anterior chest swelling. Computed tomography revealed an osteolytic lesion in the manubrium, whereas MRI showed an extra‐osseous expansion. A needle biopsy showed granuloma formation, whereas a 3‐week mycobacterial culture indicated Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Manubrium/sternum involvement in tuberculosis is extremely rare but should be considered.

Keywords

• manubrium
• sternal infection
• tuberculosis