[Voluminous Pott's abscess].

Abstract

Osteoarticular tuberculosis was frequent throughout the world a decade ago but antituberculous chemotherapy and prophylactic measures have clearly contributed to the reduction of its frequency. However, Pott's disease is frequently complicated by an abscess and some locations are exceptional on account of their gravity. We report a case of dorsal spondylodiscitis with a voluminous Pott's abscess compressing the mediastinal structures with a risk of perforating into the trachea.

• Authors: C Dahou Makhloufi
• Journal: Revue des maladies respiratoires (Rev Mal Respir) Vol. 31 Issue 9 Pg. 854-8 (Nov 2014) ISSN: 1776-2588 [Electronic] France
• Vernacular Title: Volumineux abcès pottique.
• PMID: 25433591 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2014 SPLF. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Antibiotics, Antitubercular

Topics

• Adult
• Antibiotics, Antitubercular (therapeutic use)
• Epidural Abscess (diagnosis, drug therapy, pathology)
• Female
• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Puerperal Disorders (diagnosis, drug therapy, pathology)
• Radiography, Thoracic
• Tuberculosis, Spinal (diagnosis, drug therapy, pathology)