Psoas abscess in a dialysis patient with dialysis-related amyloidosis
Psoas abscess is an infrequent clinical entity which poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Few cases have been reported in chronic hemodialysis patients. We describe a case of psoas abscess in a dialysis patient with dialysis-related amyloidosis, successfully treated with percutaneous drainag...
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Published in | International urology and nephrology Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 543 - 546 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
01.01.2008
Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | Psoas abscess is an infrequent clinical entity which poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Few cases have been reported in chronic hemodialysis patients. We describe a case of psoas abscess in a dialysis patient with dialysis-related amyloidosis, successfully treated with percutaneous drainage and parenteral antibiotics. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0301-1623 1573-2584 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11255-008-9358-3 |