Psoas abscess in a dialysis patient with dialysis-related amyloidosis.
Psoas abscess is an infrequent clinical entity which poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Few cases have been reported in chronic hemodialysis patients. We describe a case of psoas abscess in a dialysis patient with dialysis-related amyloidosis, successfully treated with percutaneous drainage and parenteral antibiotics.
Dovas
Spiros
S
Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece. dovas_s@yahoo.gr
Liakopoulos
Vassilios
V
Simopoulou
Theodora
T
Giannopoulou
Myrto
M
Kanaki
Angeliki
A
Filippidis
Georgios
G
Eleftheriadis
Theodoros
T
Stefanidis
Ioannis
I
D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000209:etiology; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed