title: Retrofascial pyogenic iliac fossa abscess. 20 cases studied by ultrasonography.
abstract: Twenty patients with a pyogenic iliac fossa abscess were analyzed. The main clinical signs were fever, limp, pain, and flexion deformity of the hip. Ultrasonography was a reliable diagnostic test.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shiv
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Tuli
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014463:Ultrasonography