Presentation
Patient presented with fever, night sweat, weight loss and right anterior chest wall swelling.
Patient Data
Age: 25 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Mycobacterium phlei abscesses
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Soft tissue swelling over the right anterior thorax. Opacity projects over the right hilum.
From the case:
Mycobacterium phlei abscesses
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A multiloculated subcutaneous subpectoral necrotic lesion that extends into the right lower hemithorax with adjacent rib destruction. No intrapulmonary parenchymal infiltration. Another multiloculated necrotic lesion is noted at the right paraspinal area extending along the right side of the vertebral body of T5 and T6.
Case Discussion
Mycobacterium phlei was isolated.