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Tattooing: A potential novel risk factor for iliopsoas abscess

Author(s) -

Sweny Gulati

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.

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