Anterior Chest Wall Tuberculosis Masquerading as a Chronic Parasternal Sinus in an Apparently Immunocompetent Adult: A Diagnostic Challenge in a Resource-Limited Setting

Sharmarke Hassan Ali, Mohamed Mukhtar Mohamed, Mustafe Bile Ismail, Abdikani Ali Salad

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DOI: 10.2147/imcrj.s645299
Published: 2026-11
Container: International Medical Case Reports Journal
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@article{allodium:10.2147/imcrj.s645299,
  title = {Anterior Chest Wall Tuberculosis Masquerading as a Chronic Parasternal Sinus in an Apparently Immunocompetent Adult: A Diagnostic Challenge in a Resource-Limited Setting},
  author = {Sharmarke Hassan Ali and Mohamed Mukhtar Mohamed and Mustafe Bile Ismail and Abdikani Ali Salad},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {International Medical Case Reports Journal},
  doi = {10.2147/imcrj.s645299},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.2147/imcrj.s645299}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Anterior Chest Wall Tuberculosis Masquerading as a Chronic Parasternal Sinus in an Apparently Immunocompetent Adult: A Diagnostic Challenge in a Resource-Limited Setting
AU  - Sharmarke Hassan Ali
AU  - Mohamed Mukhtar Mohamed
AU  - Mustafe Bile Ismail
AU  - Abdikani Ali Salad
PY  - 2026
JO  - International Medical Case Reports Journal
DO  - 10.2147/imcrj.s645299
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Ali, S. H., Mohamed, M. M., Ismail, M. B., & Salad, A. A. (2026). Anterior Chest Wall Tuberculosis Masquerading as a Chronic Parasternal Sinus in an Apparently Immunocompetent Adult: A Diagnostic Challenge in a Resource-Limited Setting. International Medical Case Reports Journal. https://doi.org/10.2147/imcrj.s645299

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