title: Primary psoas abscess due to Streptococcus milleri.
abstract: Primary Psoas abscess (PPA) is an infrequent clinical entity with obscure pathogenesis and vague clinical presentation. High index of clinical suspicion is required for the diagnosis of psoas abscess. We also emphasises the importance of bacteriological confirmation of microorganism involved, although Staphylococcus aureus remains the commonest pathogen. We report an extremely rare case of PPA caused by Streptococcus milleri. Only one case has been reported in literature so far.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton, UK. drnitinbb@gmail.com
authors.forename: Nitin B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Bagul
authors.forename: Abeywardana M S
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Abeysekara
authors.forename: Sabu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jacob
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D034364:Streptococcus milleri Group / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed