title: Vertebral tuberculosis complicated with retropharyngeal, parathoracic, and huge iliopsoas abscess, successfully treated with image-guided percutaneous drainage.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Medical Center, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Veng-Kai
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: 94401@w.tmu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Han-Lin
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Medical Center, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tai-Chin
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Medical Center, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: 89425@wanfang.gov.tw.
authors.forename: Wen-Sen
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015299:Discitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents