title: Unexpected lumbar abscess due to scarification wet cupping: a case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This case presents a rare cause of lumbar abscess.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 51-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency department with a complaint of lumbar pain. Spinal magnetic resonance imaging revealed a lumbar abscess.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The abscess was treated with drainage of the abscess and antibiotic.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Scarification wet cupping therapy should be taken into consideration as a rare cause of lumbar abscesses in patients who present with skin findings indicative of scarification. Scarification wet cupping therapy practitioners must pay attention to hygienic measures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya 44280, Turkey. Electronic address: mgturtay@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Muhammet Gokhan
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Turtay
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya 44280, Turkey. Electronic address: kasimturgut@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Kasım
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Turgut
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya 44280, Turkey. Electronic address: oguzturk@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oguzturk
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D001815:Bloodletting / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: Cupping; Lumbar abscess; Lumbar pain; Scarification