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 inInternational urology and nephrology Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 543 - 546
Main Authors Dovas, Spiros, Liakopoulos, Vassilios, Simopoulou, Theodora, Giannopoulou, Myrto, Kanaki, Angeliki, Filippidis, Georgios, Eleftheriadis, Theodoros, Stefanidis, Ioannis
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 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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ISSN:0301-1623
1573-2584
DOI:10.1007/s11255-008-9358-3