A Rare Case of Sternoclavicular Joint Tubercular Cold Abscess

Abstract

Tuberculosis is considered as ubiquitous disease as it involves any part of the body, but sternoclavicular joint tuberculosis is a rare presentation. We report a case of tuberculosis of the sternoclavicular joint tuberculosis in a twenty eight-year-old female nursing staff having swelling of the medial end of right clavicle. Pus culture was positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis after four months of initial presentation. Management of this entity is mainly in the form of anti-tubercular therapy, DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Short course) regime.