Unusual Case of Renal Tuberculosis in a Patient With Unsuspecting Chronic Back Pain

Chronic back pain is a common complaint in the United States. In patients from endemic areas, spinal tuberculosis should be a part of the differential diagnosis, especially after the failure of conventional pain management treatments. Although most cases of tuberculosis present with pulmonary compla...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kensinger, Morgan E, Adams, Kathleen, Shah, Jignesh, Zia, Mudassar, Floyd, Joshua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8216575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34178498
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15177
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Sumario:Chronic back pain is a common complaint in the United States. In patients from endemic areas, spinal tuberculosis should be a part of the differential diagnosis, especially after the failure of conventional pain management treatments. Although most cases of tuberculosis present with pulmonary complaints, presented here is a case of isolated spinal tuberculosis with contiguous spread to the kidneys with the formation of psoas abscesses.

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