Chest pain and a left parasternal soft tissue swelling in an immunocompetent refugee with disseminated tuberculosis

An immunocompetent migrant with chest pain was admitted to an Italian hospital. Computed tomography showed a left pectoral abscess and osteomyelitis of the sternum. The infection had spread into the anterior mediastinum near to the pericardium and the heart, where an atrial mass was confirmed by ech...

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Main Authors: Michele Mondoni, Marco Centola, Ottavia Viganò, Maurizio Ferrarese, Luigi Codecasa, Antonella D’Arminio Monforte, Stefano Carugo, Stefano Centanni, Marc Lipman, Giovanni Sotgiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219304278