title: [Retroperitoneal emphysematous abscess].
abstract: The authors report a case of emphysematous psoas abscess. The patient, a 55 year-old man, was insulinorequerant diabetic. He presented with abdominal pain and diabetic ketoacidosis. The diagnosis was made by CT-scan. No portal of entry was found. The evolution was fatal before surgery in spite of probabilistic antibiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Service d'accueil des urgences, hôpital Principal de Dakar, 1, avenue Mandela, BP 3006, Dakar, Sénégal. vincentpeigne@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Peigne
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Diakhate
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mbengue
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Diouf
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bellefleur
mesh_terms: D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D004646:Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space