title: Isolated focal pyomyositis of teres minor: an unusual presentation of tuberculosis.
abstract: Atypical and unusual presentations of tuberculosis have become a major diagnostic problem for health professionals. We describe a 30-year-old male patient with a tuberculosis abscess in the teres minor muscle. The patient was initially misdiagnosed due to this unusual presentation and the definitive diagnosis was only made after the histological examination of the drainage material. The patient responded to the anti-tuberculosis therapy and there was no recurrence after 4 years.
authors: Department of Orthopedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. senrameshpgi@yahoo.in
authors: Ramesh Kumar
authors: RK
authors: Sen
authors: Sujit Kumar
authors: SK
authors: Triapathy
authors: Chenthuran
authors: C
authors: Deivaraju
authors: Ashim
authors: A
authors: Das
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal; D052880:Pyomyositis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012540:Scapula; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents