title: [Voluminous Pott's abscess].
abstract: Osteoarticular tuberculosis was frequent throughout the world a decade ago but antituberculous chemotherapy and prophylactic measures have clearly contributed to the reduction of its frequency. However, Pott's disease is frequently complicated by an abscess and some locations are exceptional on account of their gravity. We report a case of dorsal spondylodiscitis with a voluminous Pott's abscess compressing the mediastinal structures with a risk of perforating into the trachea.
authors.affiliation: Service de rhumatologie, CHU de Bab El Oued, université d'Alger, boulevard Saïd Touati, Alger, Algérie. Electronic address: makhloufi-dahou@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dahou Makhloufi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular
keywords: Abcès; Abscess; Aorte; Spondylodiscite; Spondylodiscitis; Trachea; Trachée; Tuberculose; Tuberculosis