TB Research

Isolated psoas abscess caused by <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> : A rare case report

Mahtab Vasigh, Mohammadreza Karoobi, Mahnaz Montazeri, Golnaz Moradi, Hoda Asefi, Abolfazl Gilani, Seyed Mostafa Meshkati Yazd

Clinical Case Reports · 2022-05

Abstract

Psoas tuberculosis abscess is very rarely detected primarily without an adjacent vertebral cold abscess. Early diagnosis prevents unnecessary operations and life-threatening complications.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Tuberculosis
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Abscess
  • Rare disease
  • Surgery
  • Pathology
  • Radiology
  • Dermatology