Staphylococcal meningitis: a complication of psoas abscess.
A previously healthy 59-year-old woman presented with fever, neck stiffness, and localized back tenderness. Spinal fluid and blood cultures grew Staphylococcus aureus. A diagnosis of pyogenic meningitis was made, but further investigation revealed that the meningitis arose from a clinically occult psoas abscess.
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*