Psoas muscle abscess

Psoas abscess
Classification and external resources
Specialty gastroenterology
ICD-10 K68.12
ICD-9-CM 567.31
MeSH D016659

Owing to the proximal attachments of the iliopsoas, a pus-filled abscess (psoas abscess), as may occur in lumbar tuberculosis, may drain inferiorly into the upper medial thigh and present as a swelling in the region.

Treatment may involve drainage and antibiotics.[1]

See also

References

  1. Melissas J, Romanos J, de Bree E, Schoretsanitis G, Askoxylakis J, Tsiftsis DD (April 2002). "Primary psoas abscess. Report of three cases". Acta Chir. Belg. 102 (2): 114–7. PMID 12051083.
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