aspiration yielded a dry tap. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was acquired to further assess the patient's condition. These studies showed an 8-x 4-cm abscess in the right psoas muscle and an ...

Infection arising from the spinal epidural abscess can also result in infectious complications that may be systemic (such as endocarditis) or local (such as vertebral osteomyelitis and psoas ...

The team diagnosed him with primary psoas abscess, a rare psoas infection typically caused by a pathogen, like bacteria, traveling to the muscle from the blood or lymph nodes. A general surgeon ...

Primary psoas abscess occurs when bacteria such as Staph bacteria get into the muscle, creating an area of inflammation and infection which often fills with fluid, including pus. • Today, it is more ...