Primary psoas abscess due to Streptococcus pneumoniae

To report to the literature a new case of primary psoas abscess. The patient is a 65 years old woman who suffered back and left hip pain for approximately 1 month. A CTA showed a retroperitoneal mass that involved the left Psoas. It was drained 1800 cc of purulent fluid infected by Streptococo pneum...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Actas urologicas españolas 2006-10, Vol.30 (9), p.943-946
Hauptverfasser:	Alvarez Múgica, M, Jalón Monzón, A, González Alvarez, R C, Escaf Barmadah, S, Martín Benito, J L, Regadera Sejas, J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	spa
Schlagworte:	Aged Drainage Female Humans Pneumococcal Infections - diagnostic imaging Pneumococcal Infections - therapy Psoas Abscess - diagnostic imaging Psoas Abscess - therapy Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	To report to the literature a new case of primary psoas abscess. The patient is a 65 years old woman who suffered back and left hip pain for approximately 1 month. A CTA showed a retroperitoneal mass that involved the left Psoas. It was drained 1800 cc of purulent fluid infected by Streptococo pneumoniae. In a CTA made 21 days after drainage, showed a very small residual collection. Primary Psoas Abscess are a very rare entity, with a low rate of mortatility if well treated.
ISSN:	0210-4806