Abdominal abscess following asymptomatic pelvic osteomyelitis. Case report.
In a 23-year-old woman, an intramuscular abscess of the ventral abdominal wall in the right iliac fossa was found to have an extraperitoneal fistula to a focus of asymptomatic osteomyelitis of the iliac ala. Pelvic osteomyelitis should be suspected in cases of abdominal wall abscess without pathologic intra-abdominal findings.
Højgaard
A D
AD
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Viborg Hospital, Denmark.
Kalms
S B
SB
Nielsen
B B
BB
D000005:Abdomen; D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D010384:Pelvic Bones; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery