Spinal tuberculosis and tuberculous psoas abscess
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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...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-233619