title: [Primary psoas abscess in a child. Case report and review of the literature].
abstract: Primary psoas abscess is an uncommon disease. In children, clinical manifestations is often inspecific leading to diagnostic delay. The authors relate a primary pyogenic abscess of the psoas muscle in a 7-year-old girl with secondary septic arthritis of the hip. Confirmation of diagnosis was established by computerized tomography (CT) of the abdominal and pelvic areas. A review of the literature is presented about clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, differential diagnosis, etiology, diagnostic and therapeutic management of this infrequent entity.
authors.affiliation: Divisão de Pediatria do Hospital Universitário, Universidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Gilio
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Pahl
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Henriques
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ejzenberg
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okay
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Abscesso primário do psoas em criança: relato de caso e revisão da literatura.