Infantile psoas abscess.
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Introduction In India, 5% of patients with skeletal tuberculosis develop a psoas abscess as a complication.1 About 70% of psoas abscess cases have been reported in the age group of 10 to 17 years, but patients of more than 40 years of age usually develop psoas abscess due to secondary origin with a slight male preponderance.2 In infants, psoas abscess is rarely reported.3 We report a 6-month-old child with tuberculous psoas abscess who was treated with anti-tuberculous therapy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
دوره 42 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013