title: Primary tubercular psoas abscess: a rare presentation.
abstract: Primary tubercular psoas abscess is a rare clinical entity and has seldom been reported in an otherwise healthy person. Here we report an interesting case of primary tubercular psoas abscess in an immunocompetent male with no other traceable source.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India. arunkiranchawla@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chawla
authors.forename: Annet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Souza
authors.forename: Shyamasunder Bhat
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: N
authors.forename: Chiranjay
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhayay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D011859:Radiography; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents