Retroperitoneal Abscess: A Rare Localization of Tubercular Infection
Incidence of tuberculosis infection has considerably increased during the past 20 years due to the HIV pandemic and continues to be one of the most prevalent and deadly infections worldwide. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis lacks specific clinical manifestation and can mimic many diseases. It can invade...
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| author | Sami Karoui Norsaf Bibani Afef Ouaz Meriem Serghini Faouzi Chebbi Kais Nouira Ines Chelly Jalel Boubaker Zoubeir Ben Safta Emna Menif Moncef Zitouna Azza Filali |
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| description | Incidence of tuberculosis infection has considerably increased during the past 20 years due to the HIV pandemic and continues to be one of the most prevalent and deadly infections worldwide. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis lacks specific clinical manifestation and can mimic many diseases. It can invade neighbouring tissue and form a big cyst with manifesting clinical symptoms. We describe a rare case of 31-year-old immunocompetent man affected by a retroperitoneal abscess secondary to tubercular infection. Exploratory laparotomy and histopathological examinations of tissue were required for achieving diagnosis of tuberculosis. No pulmonary or spinal involvement was identified. The patient was successfully treated with standard four-drug antitubercular therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e5fd73e6914d476b8e272d83a86620372025-02-03T00:59:21ZengWileyGastroenterology Research and Practice1687-61211687-630X2010-01-01201010.1155/2010/475130475130Retroperitoneal Abscess: A Rare Localization of Tubercular InfectionSami Karoui0Norsaf Bibani1Afef Ouaz2Meriem Serghini3Faouzi Chebbi4Kais Nouira5Ines Chelly6Jalel Boubaker7Zoubeir Ben Safta8Emna Menif9Moncef Zitouna10Azza Filali11Department of Gastroenterology A, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, 1007, TunisiaDepartment of Gastroenterology A, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, 1007, TunisiaDepartment of Gastroenterology A, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, 1007, TunisiaDepartment of Gastroenterology A, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, 1007, TunisiaDepartment of Surgery, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, 1007, TunisiaDepartment of Radiology, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, 1007, TunisiaDepartment of Pathology, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, 1007, TunisiaDepartment of Gastroenterology A, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, 1007, TunisiaDepartment of Surgery, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, 1007, TunisiaDepartment of Radiology, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, 1007, TunisiaDepartment of Pathology, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, 1007, TunisiaDepartment of Gastroenterology A, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, 1007, TunisiaIncidence of tuberculosis infection has considerably increased during the past 20 years due to the HIV pandemic and continues to be one of the most prevalent and deadly infections worldwide. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis lacks specific clinical manifestation and can mimic many diseases. It can invade neighbouring tissue and form a big cyst with manifesting clinical symptoms. We describe a rare case of 31-year-old immunocompetent man affected by a retroperitoneal abscess secondary to tubercular infection. Exploratory laparotomy and histopathological examinations of tissue were required for achieving diagnosis of tuberculosis. No pulmonary or spinal involvement was identified. The patient was successfully treated with standard four-drug antitubercular therapy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/475130 |
| spellingShingle | Sami Karoui Norsaf Bibani Afef Ouaz Meriem Serghini Faouzi Chebbi Kais Nouira Ines Chelly Jalel Boubaker Zoubeir Ben Safta Emna Menif Moncef Zitouna Azza Filali Retroperitoneal Abscess: A Rare Localization of Tubercular Infection Gastroenterology Research and Practice |
| title | Retroperitoneal Abscess: A Rare Localization of Tubercular Infection |
| title_full | Retroperitoneal Abscess: A Rare Localization of Tubercular Infection |
| title_fullStr | Retroperitoneal Abscess: A Rare Localization of Tubercular Infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Retroperitoneal Abscess: A Rare Localization of Tubercular Infection |
| title_short | Retroperitoneal Abscess: A Rare Localization of Tubercular Infection |
| title_sort | retroperitoneal abscess a rare localization of tubercular infection |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/475130 |
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