Disease relevance of Psoas Abscess

• H. aphrophilus was responsible for meningitis, probable thoracic empyema, and ultimately vertebral osteomyelitis and suppurative psoas abscess formation in a woman following metrizamide myelography [1].
• Nalidixic acid-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi presenting as a primary psoas abscess: case report and review of the literature [2].
• Penetration of isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide in tuberculous pleural effusion and psoas abscess [3].
• We report an unusual case of a primary psoas abscess due to community acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an immunocompetent man [4].
• OBJECTIVES: To examine retrospectively the clinical presentations, microbiologic characteristics, and treatment outcomes of psoas abscess in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and to assess the usefulness of computed tomography and gallium-67 scanning in its early diagnosis [5].

High impact information on Psoas Abscess

• The specific gallium-67 scan uptake pattern in psoas abscesses [6].
• We present a case of recurrent infection (infective spondilitis, psoas abscess, and bacteraemia) caused by a single strain of cefotaxime- and ciprofloxacin-resistant and bla(CMY-2)-containing Salmonella enterica serotype choleraesuis during a 4-month period in a patient with uremia [7].
• SETTING: Tuberculosis Centre, University Medical Centre, Groningen, The Netherlands. OBJECTIVES: To study intralesional concentrations of isoniazid (INH), rifampicin (RMP) and pyrazinamide (PZA) in tuberculous pleural effusions and psoas abscesses, and to compare these to reference serum values and minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) [3].
• OBJECTIVES: To study the variations of aetiology in the patients with acute pyogenic iliopsoas abscess and identify the appropriate diagnostic modalities as well as therapeutic alternatives (e.g. extraperitoneal or retrofascial percutaneous catheter drainage, PCD) other than surgery [8].
• To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case in which vertebral osteomyelitis and psoas abscess have been associated with atrial septal defect [9].

Chemical compound and disease context of Psoas Abscess

• In our 58-year-old female patient, the diagnosis of a psoas abscess was greatly aided by the "three pass" technetium bone scan and computed tomography, but the anamnesis also was important [10].
• Differentiation of posterior pararenal space infection from psoas abscess by gallium imaging [11].
• Once an iliopsoas abscess is diagnosed, treatment includes parenteral antibiotics and drainage [12].

Anatomical context of Psoas Abscess

• Three of four patients whose cases fit the clinical description of psoas abscess proved on gallium imaging to have infection in the posterior pararenal space sparing the psoas muscle [11].

Gene context of Psoas Abscess

• Falling downstairs does not mean a fracture: the 1st case report of an immunocompetent community acquired MRSA disc/psoas abscess [13].
• F-18 FDG positron emission tomographic imaging in bilateral iliopsoas abscesses [14].
• We present 17 cases of primary pyogenic psoas abscess seen during a 10 year period at the King Fahd Hospital, Al-Khobar [15].
• BACKGROUND: Image-guided percutaneous drainage has been shown to be a safe and effective alternative to surgery in the management of psoas abscess in adults and adolescents [16].

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