abscess formation following intramuscular injections is rare and they are most commonly seen in immunocompromised individuals. in this case series we present a cohort of three patients presented to us in a critically ill condition with an abscess due to intramuscular injection. vancomycin resistant staphylococcus aureus was isolated from all three patients. these patients posed a major challeng...

this is a report of a very rare case of recurrent subclitoral abscess. its etiology and the best treatment of the disease is here in discussed. we, the same as sur, believe that marsupialization is the most promising treatment. recurrent periclitoral abscess has been described previously5. s ome of the authors believe that it is part of the pilonidal disease. the first pilonidal cyst in 7 the c...

A liver abscess is an uncommon extra-pulmonary manifestation of a common disease that is tuberculosis. It usually follows primary infection in the lung or the gut. Tuberculous liver abscess in a non-immunocompromised patient in the absence of primary disease elsewhere is an extremely rare occurrence. We report here a case of a tuberculous liver abscess in a 30 years old female who presented a c...

An ovarian abscess is an uncommon surgical emergency that could be lethal. The causes of an ovarian abscess vary, and treatment thereof may unfortunately lead to an oophorectomy. In order to draw the attention of physicians to this rare entity, we present a case of ovarian abscess resulting from follicle aspiration for in-vitro fertilization. Furthermore, with correct preoperative diagnosis and...

We report a rare case of cervical spinal epidural abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae. While the most likely pathogen is Staphylococcus aureus, 2.5% of CNS infections have been attributed to Klebsiella pneumoniae. The source of infection in this case is suspected to be from cervical vertebra osteomyelitis/discitis that expanded to epidural space. Prompt drainage of the abscess by decompression...

Background: Intramedullary spinal cord abscess is a treatable cause of paraparesis. It can rapidly lead to complete paralysis below the lesion. Case Presentation: In this article two cases of spinal intramedullary abscess in pediatric age (3 and 4-year-old males) are presented. Incidence, clinical presentation, neurologic investigation and treatment are discussed. Conclusion: Although intramedu...

Tubo-ovarian abscess in pregnancy is extremely rare. In this report, we present a patient who had asymptomatic tubo-ovarian abscess during pregnancy. It was diagnosed incidentally immediately after vaginal delivery. Emergency laparotomy was followed and surgical findings included a 4 cm-sized, right, ruptured tubo-ovarian abscess with massive purulent contamination of the whole pelvic cavity. R...

Psoas abscesses are classified into primary or secondary according to infectious etiology. However, the psoas abscess caused by actinomycete together with Escherichia coli infection is very rare. Here we report a case of psoas abscess caused by actinomycete together with Escherichia coli infection in a young woman. The disease was treated successfully. A literature review of psoas abscess in re...

Myocardial abscess of the left ventricular free wall in the absence of infective endocarditis (IE) is very unusual. Most cases are discovered during autopsies and are due to Gram-positive cocci. We present a rare case of Klebsiella pneumoniae causing myocardial abscess of the left ventricular free wall. The patient had no evidence of valvular endocarditis or bacteremia, and the abscess was disc...

Pyogenic liver abscess is a rare complication of diabetes, usually seen in adults greater than 50 years of age who have had diabetes for many years. We describe an 18-year-old male with type 2 diabetes found to have a pyogenic liver abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae, and show accompanying images from his evaluation for fever of unknown origin (FUO). We conclude that in a child or adolesce...