Introduction
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis may develop in any organ system, including the spine. The affection of spinal cord is called Pott's disease and it is the most frequent set. Pott's disease can present as back pain and be related to complications such psoas muscle abscess.
Case presentation
We report a case of 23-year-old Brazilian woman, natural from Amazonas, presenting with psoas abscess associated to Pott's disease treated with surgical debridement and drainage and extended tuberculosis scheme.
Discussion
Psoas abscess is rare and the main agents related to psoas abscess are
Staphylococcus aureus
, followed by
Streptococcus
and
Escherichia coli
. Retrofascial abscesses usually originate from bone lesions, including spine tuberculosis as our case, or due to contiguity of the retroperitoneal space.
Conclusion
Psoas abscess related to Pott's disease is a difficult diagnosis, requiring high suspicious and proper investigation through good anamnesis, CT scan and culture.
Spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder (SRUB) is a rare urological emergency and even more uncommon in the puerperium. Post-partum bladder rupture might be associated with fetal pressure on the not emptied bladder wall during labor. We report a case of SRUB three days after normal vaginal delivery with high values of creatinine and absence of hematuria, surgically managed in an emergency hospital in the Amazon.
Introduction
Colovesical fistula is the pathological communication between the colon and urinary bladder. It is related with high morbimortality rate and it is and uncommon complication of diverticulosis in young adults.
Case presentation
We report a case of a 38-year-old Brazilian man with fecaluria and pneumaturia for eight months, whose colovesical fistula was undetectable in CT scan and with surgical management.
Discussion
Diverticulosis is the main inflammatory condition causing colovesical fistulas and the sigmoid colon is the most common part involved. It is more prevalent in patients over 60 years old and in western countries due to low fiber diet.
Conclusion
Colovesical fistula diagnosis is difficult, requiring high suspicious and proper investigation through good anamnesis, CT scan and also colonoscopy and cystoscopy when necessary.
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