Psoas abscess in a dialysis patient with dialysis-related amyloidosis

Spiros Dovas; Vassilios Liakopoulos; Theodora Simopoulou; Myrto Giannopoulou; Angeliki Kanaki; Georgios Filippidis; Theodoros Eleftheriadis; Ioannis Stefanidis

doi:10.1007/s11255-008-9358-3

Psoas abscess in a dialysis patient with dialysis-related amyloidosis

Int Urol Nephrol. 2008;40(2):543-6. doi: 10.1007/s11255-008-9358-3.

Authors

Spiros Dovas¹, Vassilios Liakopoulos, Theodora Simopoulou, Myrto Giannopoulou, Angeliki Kanaki, Georgios Filippidis, Theodoros Eleftheriadis, Ioannis Stefanidis

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece. dovas_s@yahoo.gr

PMID: 18379894
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-008-9358-3

Abstract

Psoas abscess is an infrequent clinical entity which poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Few cases have been reported in chronic hemodialysis patients. We describe a case of psoas abscess in a dialysis patient with dialysis-related amyloidosis, successfully treated with percutaneous drainage and parenteral antibiotics.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Amyloidosis / etiology*
Bacteroides Infections / drug therapy
Bacteroides Infections / therapy
Bacteroides fragilis
Drainage
Female
Humans
Psoas Abscess / diagnostic imaging
Psoas Abscess / etiology*
Psoas Abscess / microbiology
Psoas Abscess / therapy
Pyelonephritis / etiology
Renal Dialysis / adverse effects*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed