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Chronic Infections of the Chest Wall
Edward J Bergeron1, Robert A Meguid1, John D Mitchell1
1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, 12631 East 17th Avenue, C-310, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Thoracic Surgery Clinics
|April 2, 2017
Abstract:
Chronic chest wall infections may occur in soft tissue, cartilage, and bone. They may present as localized chest wall pain, a discrete mass initially mistaken for neoplasm, a superficial infection, or a draining sinus. Chronic chest wall infections are typically non-necrotizing and associated with lower morbidity than their more acute and necrotizing counterparts. Effective management of chest wall infections ranges from antimicrobial administration to wide surgical resection and subsequent reconstruction.