Intralobar pulmonary sequestration presenting as a psoas abscess.
Intralobar pulmonary sequestration is a relatively rare congenital anomaly. The commonest clinical presentation is with chronic cough, expectoration and recurrent attacks of pneumonia. An unusual presentation with a psoas abscess is reported.
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Army Chest Unit, Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot, Hampshire, UK.
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D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed