Psoas muscle abscess due to Pasteurella multocida

A 9-year-old girl with meningomyelocele, an ileal conduit and a living related kidney transplant presented with a progressive gait disturbance. Radiographic evaluation included a computerized tomography scan that disclosed a large right psoas muscle abscess. The abscess cavity was drained percutaneo...

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Published inThe Journal of urology Vol. 137; no. 3; p. 487
Main Authors Steiner, F T, Brem, A S, Peter, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1987
Subjects
Abscess - diagnostic imaging
Abscess - etiology
Child
Female
Humans
Muscular Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Pasteurella Infections - diagnostic imaging
Retroperitoneal Space
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A 9-year-old girl with meningomyelocele, an ileal conduit and a living related kidney transplant presented with a progressive gait disturbance. Radiographic evaluation included a computerized tomography scan that disclosed a large right psoas muscle abscess. The abscess cavity was drained percutaneously and culture of its contents yielded Pasteurella multocida. This case illustrates an unusual presentation of a psoas muscle abscess caused by an uncommon organism that was diagnosed and treated by nonoperative methods.
ISSN:0022-5347
DOI:10.1016/S0022-5347(17)44081-X