Massive retroperitoneal tubercular abscess mimicking a leaking abdominal aortic aneurysm: a case report.
In spite of being a common diagnosis in the patients of Asian origin, atypical presentations of tuberculosis may pose diagnostic challenges. We report a huge prevertebral abscess in a 30-year-old female, mimicking a leaking aortic aneurysm. The patient was managed successfully by emergency decompression and stabilization. The issues related to poor patient compliance to chemotherapy and management of atypical presentations of spinal tuberculosis are discussed here.
Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, S10 2JF, UK. neurosurgery2007@gmail.com.
Pankaj K
PK
Singh
Amir
A
Azam
Vinay K
VK
Singh
Juhi
J
Tomar
Alka
A
Mishra
Kuldeep K
KK
Singh
Sanjeev
S
Gupta