Literature DB >> 24426644

Renal tuberculosis presenting as thigh abscess.

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.

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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


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Journal:  J Urol       Date:  2000-07       Impact factor: 7.450

5.  Incidence, etiopathogenesis and pathological aspects of genitourinary tuberculosis in India: A journey revisited.

Authors:  Prasenjit Das; Arvind Ahuja; Siddhartha Datta Gupta
Journal:  Indian J Urol       Date:  2008-07

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Authors:  André A Figueiredo; Antônio M Lucon
Journal:  Rev Urol       Date:  2008

7.  Surgical management of renal tuberculosis.

Authors:  Sriram Krishnamoorthy; Ganesh Gopalakrishnan
Journal:  Indian J Urol       Date:  2008-07
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1.  Thigh Abscess as an Uncommon Complication of Left-Sided Colonic Diverticulitis and the Pitfalls in Treatment: An Interesting Case Report.

Authors:  Aditya Soni; Sandeep Munshi; Kapil Shirodkar; Ashutosh Soni; Ajay Dhanopeya; Niranj G Radhamony; Sachith Sreenivasan
Journal:  Cureus       Date:  2022-04-07
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