title: Evaluation of a tuberculous abscess on the right side of the diaphragm with contrast-enhanced computed tomography: A case report.
abstract: We herein investigate the case of a patient with a tuberculous diaphragmatic abscess confirmed by pathology. The patient underwent plain computed tomography (CT) examination of the chest and contrast-enhanced abdominal CT examination. The abscess appeared as hypodense mass with thick and irregular wall, which was enhanced on the contrast-enhanced CT images. The shape of the mass resembled an irregular double convex lens. No enlarged lymph nodes were detected on the CT images. The presence of a tuberculous diaphragmatic abscess should be suspected in patients with a diaphragmatic hypodense mass with enhanced thick walls, even when there is absence of enlarged lymph nodes on the CT images.
authors.affiliation: Medical Imaging Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261031, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University School of Medicine, Qingdao, Shandong 266000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jing-Jing
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Medical Imaging Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261031, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xi-Zhen
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: X-ray; computed tomography; diaphragmatic abscess; tuberculosis