Open AccessIliopsoas Abscess in a 24-Months-Old Child: Management in Absence of an Identifiable Organism
Author(s) -
Laraib Malik,
Jawad Ahmed,
Farheen Malik,
Junaid Ahmad,
Sina Aziz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
liaquat national journal of primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-9134
pISSN - 2707-3521
DOI - 10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.1.11
Subject(s) - iliopsoas , medicine , iliopsoas muscle , abscess , ceftriaxone , metronidazole , surgery , biopsy , physical examination , radiology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Iliopsoas abscess presents with vague and variable symptoms and is less commonly encountered in a clinical setting. The most common causative agent is staphylococcus aureus. In our case, a 2-year-old boy presented with high-grade fever, difficulty in walking, and pain in the right leg near the hip joint. Psoas sign was positive but his blood cultures were negative and CT scan showed a necrotic mass with peripheral enhancement measuring 7.0x4.2x2.6 cm in all three dimensions in right Psoas muscle. Biopsy of the abscess was denied and the patient was managed conservatively with intravenous ceftriaxone and metronidazole. This case highlights the importance of clinical examination and then co-relating it radiologically and focuses on the importance of broad-spectrum antibiotics when necessary investigation (biopsy in our case) is denied.