title: [Parietal thoracic tuberculosis in the absence of immunosuppression by HIV infection].
abstract: Parietal thoracic abscess formation of a tuberculous nature is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, usually described in cases of severe tuberculosis encountered in HIV-infected patients. We report 13 cases of parietal tuberculosis in patients without HIV infection who were investigated between October 1988 and December 1999. During this period, we cared for 2 663 patients with tuberculosis. The series included 9 women and 4 men age 17 to 60 years, mean age 39 years. The clinical aspect of the parietal abscess was variable. Cold fluctuating abscess was dominant in 10 cases. In 3 cases, the parietal abscess had a hard consistence simulating a malignant tumor. The parietal abscess was in a posteriosuperior or posteriobasal location in 4 cases, and in an anterosuperior, anterobasal or axillary location in 6. Multiple thoracic abscesses were observed in only 3 cases. The size of the abscess varied from 2 to 2.5 cm. Radiologically, rib damage was present in 4 cases, scapular damage in 1, with bone lysis in 3 cases. Other localizations of tuberculosis were observed in 4 cases. one patient had multiple peripheral node enlargement, another had parenchymal lung damage and a third had a vertebral localization. Culture of abscess pus provided the diagnosis in 10 cases. the diagnosis was confirmed by pathology in 8 cases on a biopsy of the abscess border. Anti-tuberculosis drugs allowed successful recovery in all patients. We analyzed the clinical aspects of cold thoracic abscesses and discuss differential diagnosis. Early diagnosis and treatment is essential.
authors.affiliation: Service des maladies respiratoires, Hôpital 20 Août, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Trombati
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Afif
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: El Farouki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bahlaoui
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aichane
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bouayad
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis