title: Spinal tuberculosis presenting with hip abscesses: a diagnostic challenge.
abstract: Spinal tuberculosis is the most common manifestation of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. It is difficult to diagnose the disease due to its insidious onset and non-specific clinical presentation. A high degree of suspicion and appropriate imaging studies are necessary for its early diagnosis and treatment. The authors report a case of lumbosacral tuberculosis in an adult patient presenting with hip pain and abscesses.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gabriel Costa Serrão
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: de Araújo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Diógenes de Souza
authors.initials: Dde S
authors.lastname: Ferreira Junior
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lessandro da Rocha
authors.initials: Lda R
authors.lastname: Escarso Junior
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vinícius Schott
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Gameiro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012447:Sacrum; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis