title: Tattooing: A potential novel risk factor for iliopsoas abscess.
abstract: Iliopsoas abscess (IPA) is an uncommon infection. The clinical presentation is usually insidious. Most patients present with nonspecific symptoms, leading to difficulty in prompt and accurate diagnosis. Delay in diagnosis can lead to complications, such as sepsis and death. Tattooing has become more popular over the recent years and has been associated with tattooing-related and blood-borne infections. We present two related cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus IPA after tattooing and review the epidemiology, etiology, clinical features, and management of IPA.
authors.affiliation: Sweny Gulati, Ankur Jain, Maryam Sattari, Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States.
authors.forename: Sweny
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gulati
authors.affiliation: Sweny Gulati, Ankur Jain, Maryam Sattari, Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States.
authors.forename: Ankur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Sweny Gulati, Ankur Jain, Maryam Sattari, Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sattari
keywords: Iliopsoas abscess; Intravenous drug abuse; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Primary iliopsoas abscess; Secondary iliopsoas abscess; Tattooing