Granulomatous osteomyelitis of the sternum presenting with a parasternal mass: A possible relation to the bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine

Karnak I., Akcoren Z., Gogus S., Caglar M., Tanyel F. C.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY, vol.34, no.10, pp.1534-1536, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 1999
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0022-3468(99)90121-5
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1534-1536
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Because they are frequently malignant, swellings of the chest wall during infancy are alarming lesions. Sternal osteomyelitis is a rare condition that may present with a chest wall mass locating in the parasternal region. A parasternal mass of granulomatous osteomyelitic origin is an extremely rare cause with only few case being reported to date. Herein, the authors report on 2 infants presenting with parasternal masses of sternal granulomatous osteomyelitic origin and discuss the possible etiologic role of the bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine. J Pediatr Surg 34:1534-1536. Copyright (C) 1999 by W.B. Saunders Company.