title: Retroperitoneal abscess: an uncommon localization of tubercular infection.
abstract: We describe a rare case of a 29-year-old immunocompetent Nigerian male affected by an abdominal abscess due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Diagnosis was achieved with cultures from surgical drainage. No pulmonary, renal, or gastrointestinal involvement was identified. The patient was successfully treated with standard four-drug antitubercular therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pasqualini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leli
authors.forename: G V L
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: De Socio
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mazzolla
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cavaliere
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schillaci
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bistoni
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mannarino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013369:Subphrenic Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents