Isolated spontaneous primary tubercular erector spinae abscess: a case report and review of literature.

Isolated spontaneous primary tubercular erector spinae abscess: a case report and review of literature. Asian Spine J. 2015 Apr;9(2):276-80 Authors: Garg B, Pannu CD, Poudel RR, Morey V Abstract Isolated spontaneous primary tubercular erector spinae abscess in an immunocompetent patient is very rare. Here, we report such a case of 21-year-old female, which was successfully managed with timely diagnosis and intervention. Isolated primary tubercular abscess of erector spinae is a rare differential diagnosis of low back pain; however, it must be suspected in an endemic region for tuberculosis, especially when raised erythrocytic sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein are present. Excision along with anti tubercular therapy proved to be a successful strategy in our patient. PMID: 25901241 [PubMed]
Source: Asian Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Asian Spine J Source Type: research