title: Psoas abscess in an immunocompetent host.
abstract: We present a case of iliopsoas abscess in an immunocompetent patient. She experienced three weeks of worsening right hip pain, which was initially misdiagnosed as degenerative joint disease. This led to admission to the Intensive Care Unit for severe sepsis. The patient improved with intravenous antibiotics and percutaneous abscess drainage.
authors.affiliation: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.
authors.forename: Courtney M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Mannino
authors.affiliation: Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salhab
authors.affiliation: Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schmidhofer
authors.affiliation: Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.
authors.forename: Aurora
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pop-Vicas
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000382:microbiology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D002437:Cefazolin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D021501:Flank Pain / Q000382:microbiology; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007964:Leukocytosis / Q000382:microbiology; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; D002437:Cefazolin
keywords: Psoas abscess; iliopsoas abscess; percutaneous drainage and intravenous antibiotics