title: Iliacus abscess with radiculopathy mimicking herniated nucleus pulposus: Additional diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: An iliacus abscess is an extremely rare cause of low back pain. With an iliacus abscess, the classical signs seen with a psoas abscess are frequently absent. Therefore, a timely diagnosis at the initial visit is difficult and inadequate treatment usually results in high mortality. Here, we report the case of 19-year-old man who presented with acute low back pain with radiculopathy and was ultimately diagnosed with an iliacus muscle abscess.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000382:microbiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D000070614:Nucleus Pulposus; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000382:microbiology; D055815:Young Adult