With the emergence of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, we witnessed a higher incidence of disseminated and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. It poses a significant diagnostic challenge for the physicians; therefore, a high index of suspicion should be maintained. Here we present a case of isolated chest wall tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient.

Periodic chest pain, with bloody pleural effusion, should raise the suspicion of pleural endometriosis as a well-known, but rare condition in clinical practice.