Spinal tuberculosis presenting with hip abscesses: a diagnostic challenge

Spinal tuberculosis is the most common manifestation of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. It is difficult to diagnose the disease due to its insidious onset and non-specific clinical presentation. A high degree of suspicion and appropriate imaging studies are necessary for its early diagnosis and treatm...

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Published inBMJ case reports Vol. 2014; p. bcr2014205569
Main Authors Araújo, Gabriel Costa Serrão de, Ferreira Junior, Diógenes de Souza, Escarso Junior, Lessandro da Rocha, Gameiro, Vinícius Schott
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 24.09.2014
BMJ Publishing Group
SeriesCase Report
Subjects
Abscesses
Adult
Biopsy
Diagnosis, Differential
Fistula
Humans
Infections
Lumbar Vertebrae
Male
Medical imaging
Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification
Necrosis
Psoas Abscess - diagnosis
Psoas Abscess - etiology
Psoas Abscess - microbiology
Reminder of Important Clinical Lesson
Sacrum
South/Central America
Surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Spinal - complications
Tuberculosis, Spinal - diagnosis
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Summary:Spinal tuberculosis is the most common manifestation of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. It is difficult to diagnose the disease due to its insidious onset and non-specific clinical presentation. A high degree of suspicion and appropriate imaging studies are necessary for its early diagnosis and treatment. The authors report a case of lumbosacral tuberculosis in an adult patient presenting with hip pain and abscesses.
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ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2014-205569