Tuberculous Psoas Muscle Abscess Following Chemopeophylaxis with Isoniazid in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
- 1 September 1990
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 12 (5) , 754-756
- https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/12.5.754
Abstract
A 34-year-old man with human immunodeficiency virus infection and disseminated Mycobacterium aviumand Mycobacterium intrace/lulare infection developed a right psoas muscle abscess due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The abscess occurred 18months after completion of a 12-month course of chemoprophylaxis with isoniazid that was given because of a positive reaction with purified protein derivative of tuberculin. The adjacent vertebrae did not appear to be involved. The abscess was drained with a percutaneously inserted catheter, and he received standard antituberculous chemotherapy. Three weeks into therapy, a second drainage with a catheter wasrequired. The isolation of two mycobacteria in this patient and the apparent failure of chemoprophylaxis with isoniazid are noted.Keywords
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