Complete Bilateral Calcified Psoas Abscess- Rare Sequelae of Untreated Pott’s Spine

Authors

  • Chaitanya Dev Pannu Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Deepika K Department of Obs and Gynae, VMMC and Safdurjung Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
  • Ankur Goswami Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi,India.
  • G Vijayaraghavan Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.2774

Keywords:

aminoglycoside; antistaphylococcal; psoas.

Abstract

Although rare in the western world; psoas abscess is a frequent finding in Indian sub continent associated with Pott’s spine. Untreated Pott’s spine may lead to various sequelae like destruction of vertebra, kyphosis, paraplageia etc which in modern world is amenable to anti-tubercular drugs and surgical management. We report a case of untreated Pott’s spine with bilateral calcified psoas abscess with kyphosis. To the best of our knowledge no such case of complete bilateral calcified psoas abscesses has been reported earlier. We want to discuss this case with relevant literature review and its influence on treatment plan.

Keywords: aminoglycoside; antistaphylococcal; psoas.

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Published

2015-06-30

How to Cite

Pannu, C. D., K, D., Goswami, A., & Vijayaraghavan, G. (2015). Complete Bilateral Calcified Psoas Abscess- Rare Sequelae of Untreated Pott’s Spine. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 53(198), 126–129. https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.2774

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