Tubercular septal abscess in a postoperative patient: a novel entity
| Autor: | Fatima Sarwar, Sana Sheikh, Syeda Nidaa Fatima, Naqeeb Ullah Khan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis medicine.medical_treatment 030106 microbiology Antitubercular Agents Postoperative management 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Rare Disease Nose Diseases medicine Nasal septum Nasal septal abscess Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Postoperative Period Abscess Nasal Septum business.industry SEPTAL DEVIATION General Medicine Mycobacterium tuberculosis Plastic Surgery Procedures medicine.disease Surgery Septoplasty medicine.anatomical_structure business Rare disease |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Case Rep |
| ISSN: | 1757-790X |
| Popis: | Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is a rather uncommon and potentially challenging phenomenon. Such manifestation, particularly in the scenario of a late postoperative period, is extremely rare and requires a high index of suspicion, prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment.We present the case scenario of a patient with history of successfully treated pulmonary tuberculosis many years earlier, without any signs of recurrence, who developed primary nasal septal tuberculosis after undergoing septoplasty to correct his septal deviation. His postoperative course remained uneventful for 4 months. He then presented with a spontaneous nasal septal abscess, which proved to be tubercular in nature on investigations. Appropriate diagnosis was established, and the patient was treated successfully with antituberculous therapy.Recurrent tuberculosis may present a diagnostic challenge for healthcare professionals. Only a high index of suspicion, modern diagnostic tools and institution of appropriate treatment including surgical intervention as required will ensure a promising outcome. |
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