title: Primary tuberculous abscess of rectus femoris muscle: a case report.
abstract: Tuberculosis of skeletal muscle is very rare, especially in immunocompetent patients. We describe a case of tuberculous abscess of rectus femoris muscle, which presented as a tender ill-defined mass. Diagnosis was established by PCR and histology. The patient showed marked improvement with a standard four-drug regimen with no evidence of disease activity at the two-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India. drdsabat@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Dhananjaya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sabat
authors.forename: Vinod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D009220:Myositis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D052097:Quadriceps Muscle / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents