[Primary psoas abscess in a young healthy male].
A young male saw his general practitioner because of lower back pain, limpness, nightly sweating, subfebrilia, and weight loss. Further diagnostics showed that he had a primary psoas abscess. Psoas abscesses are categorized as primary and secondary. Primary psoas abscess is a rare disease in Europe and North America. It is primarily seen in young men, and the classical symptom-triad is: fever, back pain, and limpness. The golden standard diagnostic tool is computed tomography, and treatment involves appropriate antibiotics, which can be combined with percutaneous drainage.
Nassehi
Damoun
D
Neurokirurgisk Klinik, Rigshospitalet, DK-2100 København Ø. damoun@live.dk
Galbo
Henrik
H
Skovsgaard
Flemming
F
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents