title: Psoas abscess due to brucellosis.
abstract: Skeletal system involvement is a relatively common complication of human brucellosis. However, muscular involvement and psoas abscess are less frequently seen. Psoas abscess is usually secondary to spondylitis. We report on a 45-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman with brucellosis complicated with spondylitis and psoas abscess. The man was successfully treated with the triple antibiotic regimen with percutaneous drainage of abscess. The woman was treated using an antibiotic combination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Numune Education and Research Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey. eselkaya@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Selçuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Ozgür
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sayil
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D015299:Discitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents