Introduction
A search for spine infection with Mycobacterium
tuberculosis presenting only as a gluteal abscess was
conducted concurrently with PUBMED data dated
until August 2009 using the following medical
subject headings: adult, gluteal abscess, and spine
tuberculosis. This search showed that only one such
case had been reported previously in English medical
literature. Therefore, this article describes an
extremely rare case of spine infection with
Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an adult presenting
only as gluteal abscess. Further, we also discuss the
diagnostic challenges, management and outcome.