Abstract

REY, Darío Raúl. Consideraciones sobre afecciones de la fascia endotorácica o peripleura. Rev. am. med. respir. [online]. 2021, vol.21, n.4, pp.415-418. ISSN 1852-236X.

Tuberculosis of the chest wall is rare and can present in the form of a cold abscess or a pseudo-tumor mass. In the absence of pulmonary or extrapulmonary lesions suggestive of TB, it is difficult to differentiate a tuberculosis abscess from a chest wall tumor.

The diagnosis of TB of the chest wall should be evaluated, given clinical and radiological signs, especially in regions of high incidence and prevalence of the disease. The prognosis is very good with the current treatment for TB. If surgery is associated to perform abscess resection, complications and / or recurrences are reduced. Although its presentation is very rare, Peripleuritis should be taken into consideration. Associated with active lung, lymphatic or rib lesions

As long as its anatomical-clinical characteristics are known, the clinic and radiology allow suspecting its diagnosis.

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