title: Ventral herniation due to tuberculosis at space of Retzius: a rare presentation.
abstract: Tuberculosis may involve any organ in the body and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis is commonly seen in immuno-compromised patients mostly in developing countries. Here we report an unusual case of tuberculosis of space of retzius (pre-peritoneal space) forming a lump, this lump caused weakness of anterior abdominal wall which later developed ventral hernia, corrected by surgery in a 62-year immuno-competent person. This type of presentation of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis at space of Retzius has been rarely reported.
authors.forename: Arnab
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.forename: Anowar Ali
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mallick
authors.forename: Biplab Kumar
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Debasish
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Deoghuria
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000382:microbiology*; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents