title: Primary psoas muscle abscess diagnosed and treated during pregnancy: case report and literature review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Primary psoas muscle abscess is rare and can be difficult to diagnose, particularly during pregnancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  To our knowledge, this is the first case of primary psoas muscle abscess diagnosed during pregnancy. Clinical investigation did not reveal any infection spreading from adjacent structures. Surgical drainage and simultaneous Cesarean delivery of the infant, combined with appropriate antibiotics, enabled a cure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The possibility of psoas muscle abscess should be taken into account when investigating lower back pain during pregnancy if conventional approaches are unsatisfactory.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Istanbul, Turkey. agezer@superonline.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gezer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erkan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saygi Erzik
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Erel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology