Introduction:
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by mycobacterium
tuberculosis (MTB), which spread through the air and commonly affects
the lungs. It has an increased incidence during the last few decades
despite the effective management because of the emergence of the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the wide use of immunosuppressive
medications. (1) Tuberculosis’s most common presentation is pulmonary
infection; however, it can affect any organ in the body such as the
pleura, central nervous system, lymphatic system, genitourinary system,
and musculoskeletal system. (2) One of the rare presentations of the
musculoskeletal system infection is chest wall involvement, representing
around 2 percent of tuberculosis cases overall. (3) Herewith we present
an interesting case of chest wall tuberculosis in a young
immunocompetent patient.