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PYOGENIC PSOAS ABSCESS
Author(s) -
Isabel L.,
MacTaggart P.,
Graham A.,
Low B.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1991.tb00173.x
Subject(s) - medicine , abscess , surgery , general surgery
In a 12‐month period, five cases of pyogenic psoas abscess presented to the Townsville General Hospital. These cases are presented, together with a review of the literature to illustrate the clinical features of this condition and the therapeutic challenge it may pose.