Tuberculous psoas abscess

Management and Treatment of Iliopsoas Abscess

“…Historically, tuberculosis was the most common cause of IPA in the developed world. 5 However, the cause of IPA is changing, and almost three-quarters of IPAs are due to hematogenous spread. 6 In our series, the most common cause of IPA was continuous spread from gastrointestinal tract diseases, mainly Crohn disease.…”

Isolated Spontaneous Primary Tubercular Erector Spinae Abscess: A Case Report and Review of Literature

“…Isolated involvement of the muscles without skeletal or extraskeletal tuberculosis is believed to be a rare occurrence, although few cases have been reported earlier ( Table 1 ) [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 ]. Culotta [ 22 ] reported only four cases of the muscle tuberculosis from autopsies of 2,224 tuberculosis patients.…”

Psoas Abscess Due to Appendicitis; Case Report And Review of the Literature

“…In our patient because of an inflamated appendix the abscess of the psoas muscle occurred and appendectomy was performed synchronously. Staphylococcus aureus is the pathogen in three fourth of cases of primary psoas abscess while E coli and some streptococcus and enterobacter species are the main causes of secondary psoas abscess [4,5].The number of cases because of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is decreasing especially in the last years because of the improvements of not only health conditions but also treatment strategies, but it must always be in mind that tuberculosis is still an important reason of psoas abscess especially in the developing countries [6]. With the early and specific treatment protocols the prognosis is often good.…”