TUBERCULOSIS OF THE CLAVICLE
- 11 July 1936
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 107 (2) , 120-123
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1936.02770280030007
Abstract
Tuberculosis of the clavicle has rarely been reported. We have been closely observing such a case in the past year and have made a rather careful search of the cases reported. Recently Macey1 at the Mayo Clinic briefly reported a case of tuberculosis of the left clavicle and right malar bone, both of which are infrequently seen; Coley2 reported a case about forty years ago. We have seen no other American reports. There have been twenty-one cases reported in the French literature that we have seen. Couillard-Labonette3 in 1898 gave a review of the literature in which he stated that LeDentu,4 Reverdin5 and Thierry6 had reported cases. We have included these cases in our report. Couillard also added three new cases of his own. Conor7 reviewed the literature and, besides quoting the cases cited by Couillard, made reference to a case reported byKeywords
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