[Psoas abscess as a complication of Crohn's disease: report of three cases and literature review].
Psoas abscess is a rare condition and is usually related to diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. The clinical presentation is often nonspecific, frequently delaying diagnosis. In our environment, Crohn's disease is the most common underlying condition in psoas abscess, although its occurrence in the course of Crohn's disease is also considered to be rare. We present a series of three patients with Crohn's disease who developed psoas abscess at different time points (at diagnosis of Crohn's disease, within the first year of disease, and years after diagnosis). We review the literature and focus on the clinical factors associated with the occurrence of these abscesses and the therapeutic approach to both this septic complication and the underlying disease.
Marín
Ingrid
I
Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, España.
Serra
Isabel
I
Mañosa
Míriam
M
Cabré
Eduard
E
Domènech
Eugeni
E
D000293:Adolescent; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000209:etiology*