title: Intra abdominal abscess presenting as a thigh abscess.
abstract: Secondary thigh abscesses are rare, and their cause is often obscure. We report a case of an elderly diabetic who presented with thigh abscess secondary to tuberculous sacroilitis. Key words: Secondary thigh abscess, retroperitoneal abscess, tuberculous sacroilitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal. dipen262@hotmail.com
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Magar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thapa
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint; D013848:Thigh; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000150:complications*