Primary tuberculous muscular abscess is a rare manifestation of
musculoskeletal tuberculosis especially in an immunocompetent individual. It
can cause a diagnostic dilemma for a physician or surgeon because of its
presentation similar to pyogenic abscess, hematomas and soft tissue sarcomas.
We present a case of a 19 year old immunocompetent boy who presented with
short duration of fever and swelling in the left thigh. Investigations revealed
the cause of intramuscular abscess in vastus lateralis as tuberculosis. Patient
improved after antitubercular therapy
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Author Name: Paras Kathuria* , Naresh Kumar* , Mukesh Kumar** , Gaurav S Pradhan
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Keywords: Tubercular abscess, Vastus lateralis, Immunocompetent, Pyomyositis
ISSN: 2349-7181
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