ISSN:
1432-1998
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The triad of fever, limp, and pain in the flank, pelvis or leg often leads to the evaluation of the hip, genitourinary or gastrointestinal system. In the past 6 years, at our hospital, five adolescents and one young adult with these symptoms have had an ilio-psoas abscess, all diagnosed by ultrasonography. Once the diagnosis was established, four patients were treated successfully by percutaneous retroperitoneal drainage guided by ultrasonography [3] or computed tomography [1]. Catheter drainage averaged 11 days accompanied by appropriate antibiotics. The remaining two patients had surgical transperitoneal drainage. Growth ofStaphylococcus aureus, from an ilio-psoas abscess indicates that the process is primary in origin. Growth of fecal flora suggests an intra-abdominal process and warrants further investigation. Ilio-psoas abscess can be readily diagnosed by ultrasonography or computed tomography and treated by percutaneous retroperitoneal drainage.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02386590
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