1Associate Professor, General Surgery, Alluri Sita Rama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
2Professor, Community Medicine, Alluri Sita Rama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
33rd Year Post Graduate Student, Alluri Sita Rama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
42nd Year Post Graduate Student, General Surgery
5Professor & HOD, Community Medicine, Alluri Sita Rama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author: J R K Lande, Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, ASRAM Medical College, Eluru, A.P., India. E-mail: dr.lande.1948@gmail.com
Online published on 27 March, 2014.
Tuberculosis (TB) has become a significant international public health problem, especially in the developing countries largely because of the widespread immigration, malnutrition and due to the widespread HIV infection 1. Chest wall tuberculosis is rare and still a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Cold abscess, meaning swelling without inflammation, is the characteristic presentation of the chest wall TB 2.
23 years old male came to the out Patient department of Alluri Sita Rama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences, Eluru with complaints of cystic swelling over right chest and weakness since 2 months. In routine investigation not very confirmative signs could be found. In spite of repeated aspirations and different antibiotic coverage swelling was not subsided. Finally incision and drainage done and also bits of abscess wall sent for histopathology and CT scan chest done and lastly diagnosed as anterior chest wall abscess.
Tuberculosis, Chest Wall, Swelling, Histopathology
