Bilateral psoas abscess: Atypical presentation of spinal Tuberculosis

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 253-256

  Vijay, Goni ^a   Thapa, Babu Ram ^a   Vyas, Sameer ^a   Gopinathan, Nirmal Raj ^a   Manoharan, Sakthivel Rajan ^a   Krishnan, Vibhu ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Acute abdomen; Atypical presentation; Iliopsoas abscess; Spinal tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; METRONIDAZOLE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CACHEXIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; MALAISE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSOAS ABSCESS; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; X RAY FILM; MICROBIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PSOAS ABSCESS; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862258002     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: 17353947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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