Bilateral psoas abscess in a case of granuloma inguinale.
The authors present a case of disseminated granuloma inguinale with bilateral psoas abscesses. Infection with calymmatobacterium granulomatis is usually localized to the genital organs but rarely may be disseminated. A search of the literature revealed that only two cases of psoas abscesses due to calymmatobacterium granulomatis were previously reported
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Section of Radiology, Department of Surgery, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. wayne_west@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006100:Granuloma Inguinale / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014900:West Indies
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