Localized foot infection can lead to generalized sepsis under certain conditions. Two diabetic patients who suffered from infected foot ulcers, even after treatment with debridement and appropriate antibiotics, developed distant site infection. Another diabetic patient developed a distant site abscess from a chronic foot infection, for which he initially sought no medical treatment. Evaluation ...

Aim: Psoas abscess is rare infectious condition with frequent complications in the diagnosis and treatment process. Unfortunately, there limited information literature about prognostic factors that determine prognosis of psoas abscess. Therefore, aim this study was to evaluate clinical laboratory parameters associated recurrence primary Material Methods: Fifty-two patients who were diagnosed tr...

Received 23 March 2011, received in final form 16 April 2011. Accepted 26 April 2011. A 32-year-old man presented with an increasing lumbar mass which was initially noted 5 months before admission. He reported a 4-month history of minor low back pain radiating to his right leg and night sweats. Physical examination revealed only a left painful lower lumbar tender mass. Lumbar MRI demonstrated s...

Intralobar pulmonary sequestration is a relatively rare congenital anomaly. The commonest clinical presentation is with chronic cough, expectoration and recurrent attacks of pneumonia. An unusual presentation with a psoas abscess is reported.

BACKGROUND The incidence of spinal infection seems to be increasing in recent years. Percutaneous endoscopic debridement and drainage (PEDD) has become an effective alternative to extensive open surgery. OBJECTIVE This study reviewed the charter of patients who received PEDD using 4 different approach methods to evaluate the clinical results. STUDY DESIGN An Institutional Review Board (IRB)...

We report a case of polyarticular septic arthritis with bilateral psoas abscesses. A 50-year-old woman was admitted with fever, multiple joint swelling and pain. She had a clinical history of acupuncture therapy for treatment of her chronic lower back pain two days before the appearance of her symptoms. Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from blood culture, knee joint flui...

Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus predisposes to a range of different and unusual infections, including epidural and psoas abscesses. However, they occur mainly in adults with longstanding diabetes. We report the case of a 12 year old boy who presented with diabetic ketoacidosis and low back pain, and was subsequently diagnosed with both a left psoas abscess and an extensive thoracolumbar spi...