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  • Title: Clavicular tuberculosis following trivial trauma.
    Author: Patel R, Naik S, Melnikau B, Nagarajan V, George L, Lindenmayer AE, Colby S, Goldshteyn N.
    Journal: South Med J; 2009 Aug; 102(8):848-51. PubMed ID: 19593292.
    Abstract:
    Tuberculosis of the clavicular bone is a very rare clinical entity, with limited cases reported in the United States. Furthermore, sparing of the sternoclavicular joint is exceedingly unusual. A literature review of the prevalence of clavicular tuberculosis identified fewer than 80 cases reported since the discovery of the tubercular bacillus, over a century ago. To our knowledge, there have been no cases reported over the last decade in the United States. A rare case of tuberculous osteomyelitis of the clavicle in an immunocompetent patient who presented with swelling of the upper chest is reported.
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