title: Bilateral psoas abscess in a case of granuloma inguinale.
abstract: 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
authors.affiliation: Section of Radiology, Department of Surgery, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. wayne_west@hotmail.com
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hanchard
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rattray
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vaughan
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents