A rare case of chest wall tuberculosis: Tuberculous scapulothoracic bursitis

Chest wall tuberculosis is a relatively rare extrapulmonary tuberculosis, and is often difficult to diagnose and treat because of the lack of symptoms. The scapulothoracic joint is a special joint that does not have a joint capsule, cartilage, or synovial membrane but consists of muscle and bursa. T...

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Published in:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Main Authors: Norichika Iga, Yasuko Fuchimoto, Taisaku Koyanagi, Daisuke Mizuno, Hideyuki Nishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007121001994