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A Retrospective Study on Endoscopic Surgery for the Treatment of Paravertebral Abscess in Spinal Tuberculosis Patients
Published on: October 25, 2024
A rare case of tuberculous abscess on the anterior abdominal wall
Leni Santiana1, Analia Sandjaja1, Birgitta M Dewayani2
1Department of Radiology, University of Padjadjaran, Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Jl. Pasteur No. 38, Pasteur, Sukajadi, Bandung City, West Java 40161 Indonesia.
Abstract:
Intramuscular tuberculosis (TB) is a rare manifestation of extrapulmonary TB because of the lower rate of survival and multiplication of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in striated muscle. A 27-year-old woman with no previous history of tuberculosis presented with painless, progressive swelling of the anterior lower abdomen. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a well-defined, enhancing thick wall cystic mass in the lower rectus abdominis muscle extending to pectineus muscle. Open drainage and wide debridement were performed before prescribing antituberculosis drugs.
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