Abstract：
:Over a 5-year period, iliopsoas abscesses were found in 11 patients. Although the most common underlying condition was Crohn's disease (3 of 11 patients), 5 abscesses resulted from hematogenous spread from a distant site. Each of these five patients was elderly, severely malnourished, or had an underlying chronic disease. Fever was a presenting sign in 8 of 11 patients, whereas all 4 patients who presented with back pain had nontuberculous lumbar osteomyelitis or disk space infections. No patient presented with the classic triad of fever, back pain, and anterior thigh or groin pain. Computed tomographic (CT) scans accurately established the clinical diagnosis in 10 of 11 patients. Two of the patients died. One patient was an intravenous drug abuser, whereas the other patient was being treated with steroids for systemic lupus erythematosus. Elderly patients, diabetics, and patients with chronic disease are susceptible to this kind of occult infection and may present with minimal clinical findings. Aggressive diagnosis using CT scanning and treatment with resection of involved bowel, complete drainage of the abscess, and prolonged antibiotics are required to salvage these patients.
journal_name
Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Walsh TR,Reilly JR,Hanley E,Webster M,Peitzman A,Steed DLdoi
10.1016/0002-9610(92)90043-qsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1992-04-01 00:00:00pages
413-6issue
4eissn
0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
0002-9610(92)90043-Qjournal_volume
163pub_type
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更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：American journal of surgery
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更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00
