title: Psoas abscess with septic arthritis of the hip: a case report.
abstract: Psoas abscess associated with septic arthritis of the hip is unusual in infants. A 12-month-old infant presented with the complaints of fever, left hip pain and limp. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed left psoas abscess accompanied by septic arthritis of the hip. In this report, we present a case of psoas abscess with hip septic arthritis in an infant, and we describe the clinical and radiological findings and treatment of this case.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey. nurbelet@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Nurşen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Belet
authors.forename: Büşra
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Akyurt
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karlı
authors.forename: Birol
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gülman
authors.forename: Mustafa Bekir
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Selçuk
authors.forename: Gülnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Şensoy
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D014640:Vancomycin; D002443:Ceftriaxone