Abstract
In a 12-month period, five cases of pyogenic psoas abscess presented to the Townsville General Hospital. These cases are presented, together with a review of the literature to illustrate the clinical features of this condition and the therapeutic challenge it may pose.
MeSH terms
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Abscess / diagnostic imaging
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Abscess / microbiology*
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Abscess / therapy
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Aged
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Bacterial Infections* / diagnostic imaging
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Bacterial Infections* / therapy
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Muscular Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Muscular Diseases / microbiology
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Muscular Diseases / therapy
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Psoas Muscles* / diagnostic imaging
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Suppuration
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed