title: Primary psoas abscess due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus concurrent with septic arthritis of the hip joint.
abstract: We report an unusual case of a primary psoas abscess due to community acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an immunocompetent man. The course of the disease was indolent, expressed as septic arthritis of the hip joint. When the diagnosis was made, 3 months after symptoms began, the patient was treated by surgical evacuation of the abscess and appropriate antibiotics. Full recovery and return to his usual activity followed total hip replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ash
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aphter
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Olchovsky
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed