Basal tuberculosis simulating sub-phrenic abscess.

Apico-basal diameters of the lungs and mediastinal shift in phrenic nerve crush and pneumoperitoneum therapy; a study of eighty cases.

The objects of this paper are (a) to report on a study of mediastinal shift and apico-basal diameters of the lungs in a series of 80 patients undergoing phrenic nerve crush and pneumoperitoneum therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis: (b) to discuss the mechanism and therapeutic significance of the mediastinal shift. Although studies of mediastinal shift following phrenic nerve paralysis alone have ...

A Sub-Phrenic Abscess

A modified conception of phrenic nerve crush and pneumoperitoneum therapy.

The object of this paper is to present a modified view of the mode of action of phrenic nerve crush and pneumoperitoneum therapy in pulmonary tuberculosis. In a study of mediastinal shift in a series of 80 cases of phrenic nerve crush and pneumoperitoneum therapy (Fox, 1950) it was found that the average mediastinal shift to the left in the cases with right phrenic paralysis was 1.6 cm., and to...

[Cervical vertebral tuberculosis simulating a peritonsillar abscess].

We report the case of a 28-year-old woman initially diagnosed with a left peritonsillar abscess, which was drained, resulting in clinical relief. Twelve days later, a bulge was observed in the posterior pharyngeal wall. CT and MRI showed a tumour with destruction of atlas lateral mass, with a soft tissue component in prevertebral, retropharyngeal, left carotid and paraspinal spaces. Biopsy and ...

Isolated Sternal Tuberculosis Presenting as a Chest Wall Abscess: A Case Report

In India, pulmonary tuberculosis accounts for 85% of cases and extrapulmonary tuberculosis accounts for 15% of cases with bone and joint involvement is seen in 1 to 3% of cases. Primary tuberculous osteomyelitis of the sternum is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. A 51-year-old male presented with 10 years history of swelling over the anterior chest wall and pain for past 6 months. Fin...