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1 Chronic Sternum Wound Infection Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis After Cardiac Surgery 
Ho Jin Kim, MD, Joon Bum Kim, MD, Cheol Hyun Chung, MD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 94, Issue 4, Pages (October 2012) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 The patient's gross sternum wound. A soft tissue defect on the upper border of sternum is prominent. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 A computed tomographic scan (left) was performed 2 months after wound closure using a pectoralis major myocutaneous flap. A deep, soft tissue defect and bony destruction are noted. The bone scan (right) does not show hot uptake in the sternum. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 Abdominal computed tomographic scan showing a large amount of ascites as well as diffuse peritoneal thickening, which are both suggestive of tuberculosis peritonitis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions


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