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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 77, 147-150, Copyright © 1979 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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The role of surgery in primary osteomyelitis of the chest wall

FM Jara, A Yap, LH Toledo-Pereyra and DJ Magilligan Jr

Seven patients with primary osteomyelitis of the chest wall are described. All patients presented with pain at the site of infection, and four patients had a tumor-like mass that could easily be confused with a neoplastic process. All were heroin addicted and pseudomonas was the most common organism cultured. Conservative management with antibiotics for a minimum of 4 weeks is recommended with operation assuming a secondary role, namely, to assist in the initial diagnosis or in the form of limited resection of residual sinuses. Primary wide resection is discouraged.

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