An Easily Overlooked Presentation of Malignant Psoas Abscess: Hip Pain

Psoas abscess is a rare infectious disease with nonspecific clinical presentation that frequently causes a diagnostic difficulty. Its insidious onset and occult characteristics can cause diagnostic delays. It is classified as primary or secondary. Staphylococcus aureus is the most commonly causative...

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Main Authors: Ayhan Askin, Korhan Baris Bayram, Umit Secil Demirdal, Merve Bergin Korkmaz, Alev Demirbilek Gurgan, Mehmet Fatih Inci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/410872