Left lumbar subcutaneous cold abscess with tuberculous spondylitis.
We report a 29-year-old man with a rare left lumbar subcutaneous cold abscess complicated by tuberculous spondylitis during the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. Pulmonary tuberculosis was rapidly improved by anti-tuberculous drugs, however curative operation for tuberculous spondylitis was necessary after 18 months because tuberculous spondylitis was overlooked. Imaging techniques are important in helping to establish a diagnosis of tuberculous spondylitis. It should be stressed that a high clinical index of suspicion for tuberculosis is needed to correctly diagnose this disease.
Yuki
Atsuko
A
Department of Internal Medicine, Higasinagano National Hospital, Nagano.
Tanaka
Toshinori
T
Kiyono
Yoshifumi
Y
Tsukada
Akihiro
A
Ohira
Mineko
M
Ohira
Kiyoshi
K
Okubo
Yoshio
Y
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*