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  • Title: Psoas abscess secondary to discitis: a case report of conservative management.
    Author: Qureshi NH, O'Brien DP, Allcutt DA.
    Journal: J Spinal Disord; 2000 Feb; 13(1):73-6. PubMed ID: 10710154.
    Abstract:
    We report a case of secondary psoas abscess in a 37-year-old man with a 3-week history of severe low backache managed conservatively without surgical drainage. Apart from bilaterally restricted straight leg raising (<70 degrees), his neurologic examination was within normal limits. Magnetic resonance imaging showed discitis of the L3-L4 space and a left-sided secondary psoas abscess. Aspiration biopsy of the abscess material under radiologic control isolated Staphylococcus aureus, which responded to appropriate antibiotic therapy with complete resolution. A high index of suspicion is necessary for diagnosis of psoas abscess, which should be considered in patients with pyrexia and backache with a neurologic examination that is otherwise normal. We discuss the recommendations for surgical and nonsurgical approaches.
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