Pyogenic psoas abscess: a rare complication after orthotopic heart transplantation.
We describe a 57-year-old man who developed a primary psoas abscess after treatment for acute allograft rejection, 5 years after orthotopic heart transplantation. The infective organism was methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and the patient underwent successful treatment with computed tomography-guided percutaneous drainage combined with teicoplanin and fusidic acid.
Madden
Brendan P
BP
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Datta
Subir
S
Planche
Timothy
T
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005672:Fusidic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000188:drug therapy; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D017334:Teicoplanin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005672:Fusidic Acid; D017334:Teicoplanin