Gluteal abscess: a manifestation of Pott's spine.
Neurol India
; 2003 Mar; 51(1): 87-8
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A 3-year-old girl presented with features suggestive of compression of cauda equina. In addition, she had soft, fluctuant gluteal swelling, which on aspiration yielded pus, positive for acid-fast bacilli on staining and culture. She showed significant clinicoradiological improvement following aspiration of pus and antitubercular treatment. Rare manifestations of cold abscess in the spine are discussed.
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Main subject:
Tuberculosis, Spinal
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Female
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Humans
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Buttocks
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Child, Preschool
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Abscess
Language:
En
Journal:
Neurol India
Year:
2003
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Article