Open AccessScapula Abscess Secondary to Shoulder Tuberculosis: Case Report with Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Santosh Patil,
Nikhil Tandon
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-3817
pISSN - 2250-0685
DOI - 10.13107/jocr.2022.v12.i06.2872
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , scapula , rotator cuff , abscess , sinus (botany) , incision and drainage , shoulder joint , tuberculosis , botany , pathology , biology , genus
Tuberculosis (TB) of shoulder joint is uncommon. It has an incidence rate of 0.9-1.7%. We report a case of 50 year old man presenting with cold abscess over scapula bone, secondary to the shoulder joint involvement (with sinus tracking to the anterior aspect of shoulder joint).