OBJECTIVE The clinical features of patients with psoas abscess in a local setting, including the microbiology, incidence and aetiologies, have not been well described. This study aimed to review such clinical features and patient outcomes. DESIGN Retrospective case series. SETTING Regional hospital, Hong Kong. PATIENTS Adults (aged ≥18 years) with psoas abscess admitted to Tuen Mun Hospit...

INTRODUCTION Psoas abscess is a recognized but under-diagnosed complication of prosthetic hip joint infections. CASE REPORT We report a case of a 68-year-old man with right and left hip arthroplasties performed 22 and 14 years ago, respectively, who presented with non-specific symptoms and was subsequently diagnosed with left psoas abscess on CT scan. Drainage of the psoas abscess was complic...

Tuberculosis is an ancient disease. Skeletal system involvement is seen in 1%-10% tuberculosis patients. Vertebral tuberculosis is the most common form of bone involvement and amounts for 50% cases of skeletal tuberculosis. About 5% cases of Pott’s disease develop psoas abscess. Psoas abscess secondary to Pott’s spine is rare entity. Here we are reporting a case of psoas abscess secondary to Po...

Psoas abscess was first described by Mynter in 1881. Though rare, its prevalence is increasing with advances in radiology and an increasing ability to accurately diagnose the condition. The symptoms of a psoas abscess can be insidious and nonspecific, and patients often present with a limp, fever, weight loss, and flank or abdominal pain.A psoas abscess can be classified as either primary or se...

There remains no doubt that primary abscesses are due to a hematogenous spread due to bacteremia and secondary abscess occurs as a result of direct spread of infection from an adjacent structure [2,3]. A case of primary psoas abscess with spondylodiscitis was published earlier by us [4]. Hernández-Ros, et al. commented that all authors must use the recent classification criteria and accordingly...

Psoas abscess (PA) is encountered infrequently in children. Pyogenic psoas abscess is most commonly a primary process associated with Staphylococcus aureus in children. Herein we present a female adolescent of secondary psoas abscess associated with ruptured retrocecal appendicitis, and it was successfully treated by broadspectrum antibiotics and prompt surgical intervention. The patient was a ...

Psoas abscess is a pus collection within the muscle compartment. It is a very uncommon entity. It can be primary as a result of haematogenous spread or secondary as a consequence of a direct extension of an infectious focus. Diagnosis is usually delayed because nonspecific clinical presentation. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common organism cultured in this type of abscess. We describe a se...

Abstract Objective: To report four psoas abscess cases which we treated and review the challenges to management of in Yaoundé 2022. Method: Four patients who were diagnosed with our hospitals between 2021 2022 evaluated retrospectively. Results: All discharged after an average 14.5 days following surgical treatments, parietal suppuration was noted one needed two attemps initial failure percutan...

We report an unusual case of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi presenting as a primary psoas abscess. The isolate tested susceptible to ciprofloxacin but resistant to nalidixic acid in vitro, a pattern associated with fluoroquinolone therapeutic failures. We review the literature for serovar Typhi psoas abscess in the absence of bacteremia and discuss the importance of identifying isolates wit...

Primary psoas abscess is rare in neonates [1]. Spondylodiscitis, although reported in older children, is extremely uncommon in newborns [2]. Co-existence of these two conditions is even rarer and reported in adult patients [3]. We report a case of neonatal spondylodiscitis with primary psoas abscess following infection with methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), hitherto unreported...