Psoas Abscess and Pott's Disease as a result of undiagnosed Latent Tuberculosis: A Case Report

Introduction: Extrapulmonary TB can be developed in multiple ways, most commonly via activation of latent foci. Reactivation of untreated latent tuberculosis infection is associated with increased mortality and morbidity, in addition to economic burden to the individual patient and the health care system. The reactivation of latent tuberculosis can affect various organs, such progressive lung disease, spleen, liver, adrenal gland, joints and long bone, vertebra (Pott's disease), soft tissue, meninges, and bacteraemia.