Primary tuberculous abscess of rectus femoris muscle: a case report
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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.421Keywords:
tuberculosis, abscess, rectus femorisAbstract
Tuberculosis of skeletal muscle is very rare, especially in immunocompetent patients. We describe a case of tuberculous abscess of rectus femoris muscle, which presented as a tender ill-defined mass. Diagnosis was established by PCR and histology. The patient showed marked improvement with a standard four-drug regimen with no evidence of disease activity at the two-year follow-up.
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2009-07-01
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Sabat D, Kumar V (2009) Primary tuberculous abscess of rectus femoris muscle: a case report. J Infect Dev Ctries 3:476–478. doi: 10.3855/jidc.421
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