Gluteal Abscess: Diagnostic challenges and management

Authors

  • Kishore Puthezhath Medical College, AIMS, Kerala, India
  • Balaji Zacharia Medical College, Calicut, India
  • Tils P Mathew Medical College, Calicut, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.485

Keywords:

Gluteal abscess, Tuberculosis, Lumbar spine, Percutaneous aspiration.

Abstract

Gluteal abscess is a well-documented presentation of a caries spine and other local bony foci of tuberculosis. Still, during a PUBMED data search, only one report of vertebral tuberculosis presenting only as a gluteal abscess in adults was found in English medical literature. The current article describes a case of tuberculosis of the lumbar spine with gluteal abscess as the only clinical feature, in an immunocompetent young adult.

Author Biographies

Kishore Puthezhath, Medical College, AIMS, Kerala, India

Asst Professor

Dept of Orthopedics

Balaji Zacharia, Medical College, Calicut, India

Sr Lecturer

Dept of Orthopedics

Tils P Mathew, Medical College, Calicut, India

Junior Resident

Department of Orthopedics

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Published

2010-05-09

How to Cite

1.
Puthezhath K, Zacharia B, Mathew TP (2010) Gluteal Abscess: Diagnostic challenges and management. J Infect Dev Ctries 4:345–348. doi: 10.3855/jidc.485

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Case Reports