title: Abdominal abscess following asymptomatic pelvic osteomyelitis. Case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Viborg Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Højgaard
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kalms
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Nielsen
mesh_terms: 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