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Psoas abscess associated with iliac vein thrombosis and piriformis and gluteal abscesses
Author(s) -
Arai Yutaka,
Kawakami Takahiro,
Soga Hiroki,
Okada Yusaku
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-2042.1999.00054.x
Subject(s) - medicine , abscess , thrombosis , surgery , thrombus , radiology , vein , deep vein , femoral vein , computed tomography
Background : A 14‐year‐old boy was admitted because of lumbago and high fever. Methods/Results : Computed tomography scans revealed psoas, piriformis and gluteal abscesses as well as right iliac vein thrombus. A right femoral venogram demonstrated compression from the psoas abscess and thrombosis of the common iliac vein. Appropriate surgical drainage, administration of antibiotics and anticoagulant therapy were effective in the present case. Conclusions : This is the first report of primary psoas abscess associated with vein thrombosis and is also unique in that abscesses were multiple without predisposing diseases or trauma.