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Case Reports
. 2022 May 27;10(5):e05823.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5823. eCollection 2022 May.

Isolated psoas abscess caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A rare case report

Mahtab Vasigh  1 , Mohammadreza Karoobi  1 , Mahnaz Montazeri  2 , Golnaz Moradi  3 , Hoda Asefi  3 , Abolfazl Gilani  1 , Seyed Mostafa Meshkati Yazd  1
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Case Reports

Isolated psoas abscess caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A rare case report

Mahtab Vasigh et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

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

Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; back pain; diagnosis; percutaneous drainage; psoas abscess.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Abdominopelvic CT scan, revealing large collection thorough the entire course of right psoas beginning adjacent to the right kidney up to the right hip. (A), (B) coronal view, (C) axial view
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Thoracolumbosacral MRI revealing no evidence of spondylodiscitis adjacent to psoas collection
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