title: Spontaneous haematoma of the iliac psoas muscle: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Spontaneous haematomas of the iliac psoas muscle are rare lesions seen in patients receiving anticoagulant agents or suffering from clotting disorders. We report the rare case of a spontaneous iliac psoas haematoma causing femoral neuropathy in a patient not undergoing anticoagulant treatment or suffering from a coagulopathy. After conservative treatment the patient was entirely asymptomatic, and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated complete dissolution of the haematoma. Spontaneous iliac psoas haematomas should be considered in the differential diagnosis of leg pain in otherwise healthy patients.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Clinic, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. G.Marquardt@em.uni-frankfurt.de
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marquardt
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barduzal Angles
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leheta
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Seifert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016658:Psoas Muscles; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants