Advances in pediatric surgery
- Volume 19 Issue 2
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- Pages.150-155
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- 2013
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- 2635-8778(pISSN)
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- 2635-8786(eISSN)
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Tuberculous Iliopsoas Muscle Abscess Associated with Multiple Intraabdominal and Thoracic Abscesses in 9-year-old Boy
9세 남아에서 발생한 결핵성 장요근 농양에 의한 다발성 복강 및 흉강 농양
- Jung, Eunyoung (Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine) ;
- Park, Woo-Hyun (Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine) ;
- Choi, Soon-Ok (Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
- Received : 2013.08.28
- Accepted : 2013.11.29
- Published : 2013.12.31
Abstract
Tuberculous Iliopsoas muscle abscess is a rare manifestation in patient with extrapulmonary tuberculosis and hardly observed in developed country. Paradoxical response to anti-tuberculous medication could make difficult therapeutic decision to clinicians. The authors report a case of tuberculous iliopsoas muscle abscess with multiple intraabdominal and thoracic abscesses in 9 year-old-boy who presented paradoxical response to anti-tuberculous treatment.