A Rare Case of Tuberculosis Psoas Abscess

Primary tubercular psoas abscess: a rare presentation.

Primary tubercular psoas abscess is a rare clinical entity and has seldom been reported in an otherwise healthy person. Here we report an interesting case of primary tubercular psoas abscess in an immunocompetent male with no other traceable source.

A Case of Psoas Abscess Successfully Treated

A rare cause of lower abdominal and pelvic mass, primary tuberculous psoas abscess: a case report

INTRODUCTION Tuberculous psoas abscess was usually associated to complicate Pott's disease, but it can also be secondary to direct extension from other adjacent structures or haematogenous spread from an occult source. However, the occurrence of this entity as the presenting manifestation of tuberculosis, without evidence of active infection elsewhere, has been seldom reported. CASE PRESENTAT...

Bilateral psoas abscess: atypical presentation of spinal tuberculosis.

Three patients who came to the surgical outpatient department of 'Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research', Chandigarh, India with features suggestive of acute abdomen are presented. On thorough evaluation, they had bilateral psoas abscess and on detailed investigations, tuberculosis was found to be the etiological factor. They were treated conservatively with good follow-up re...

A Rare Case Bılateral Psoas Abscess Due to Tuberculosıs and Pyogenıc Superınfectıons

Spondylodiscitis is a disease which defined as osteomyelitis of vertebral bodies and infection of intervertebral disc. Spondylodiscitis constitute approximately 3-5% of all cases of osteomyelitis. Spondylodiscitis are classified as pyogenic, granulomatous (tuberculosis, brucellosis, fungal-factor) and parasitic infections aetiologically. Tuberculosis is one of the most common reason of spinal i...