Tuberculosis of the trochanteric bursa: a case report.
Tuberculous trochanteric bursitis is rare. We report on a 48-year-old man with a huge gravitational abscess in the thigh secondary to tuberculosis of the trochanteric bursa.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cheju Halla General Hospital, Jeju, Korea.
Seong-Tae
ST
Kim
Myung-Sang
MS
Moon
Min-Geun
MG
Yoon
Woo-Sung
WS
Park
Jee-Hyun
JH
Heo
D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001182:Arthroscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents
abscess; bursitis; thigh; tuberculosis