title: Spontaneous subscapular abscess: a rare surgical condition.
abstract: Subscapular abscess is a rare clinical problem. Herein we describe a young male patient who presented with a subscapular abscess and was managed successfully with surgical drainage and debridement of the cavity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia. drpankajsaxena@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Igor E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Konstantinov
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zelei
authors.forename: Mark A J
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012540:Scapula; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*