| Literature DB >> 24426644 |
Anantharaman Dharmapalan1, R Vijaykumar1, Sumanth Bhoopal1.
Abstract
Tuberculosis is one of the major health problems in India. Genitourinary tuberculosis, 20 % of all extrapulmonary tuberculosis, is the most common extrapulmonary system to be affected by this disease. Kidney is the most common genitourinary organ to be affected. A 50-year-old female presented with renal tuberculosis presenting as right upper thigh abscess, an uncommon presentation managed effectively by anti-tubercular therapy (ATT) and nephroureterectomy.Entities:
Keywords: Abscess; Renal; Thigh; Tuberculosis
Year: 2012 PMID: 24426644 PMCID: PMC3693323 DOI: 10.1007/s12262-012-0747-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Surg ISSN: 0973-9793 Impact factor: 0.656