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- Title
Gluteal abscess caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- Authors
Swol, J.; Boehm, J.; Jakoubova, R.; Ficker, J. H.
- Abstract
Dear Sir, Given the rarity of tuberculosis (TB) infections of soft tissues we would like to share with the readers the case of a 59-year-old female from Eritrea who presented with a large mass in the left gluteus maximus muscle. The cystic formation with multiple thick septa was identified by ultrasound and verified by computed tomography (CT) scan (Fig. 1 Computed tomography scan of the pelvis showing a large mass in the left gluteus maximus muscle A CT scan of the chest showed no evidence of pulmonary TB.
- Subjects
MYCOBACTERIUM tuberculosis; URINARY tract infections; SOFT tissue infections; ABSCESSES; TUBERCULOSIS
- Publication
Techniques in Coloproctology, 2020, Vol 24, Issue 12, p1315
- ISSN
1123-6337
- Publication type
Letter
- DOI
10.1007/s10151-020-02357-9