Open AccessTattooing: A potential novel risk factor for iliopsoas abscess
Author(s) -
Sweny Gulati,
Ankur Jain,
Maryam Sattari
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i9.459
Subject(s) - medicine , iliopsoas , etiology , abscess , presentation (obstetrics) , sepsis , surgery , staphylococcus aureus , pyomyositis , epidemiology , risk factor , pathology , biology , bacteria , genetics
Iliopsoas abscess (IPA) is an uncommon infection. The clinical presentation is usually insidious. Most patients present with nonspecific symptoms, leading to difficulty in prompt and accurate diagnosis. Delay in diagnosis can lead to complications, such as sepsis and death. Tattooing has become more popular over the recent years and has been associated with tattooing-related and blood-borne infections. We present two related cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus IPA after tattooing and review the epidemiology, etiology, clinical features, and management of IPA.