Perinephric Abscess Extending to the Psoas Muscle and Causing a Nephro-Cutaneous Fistula.

bacteroides species citrobacter koseri nephro-cutaneous fistula perinephric abscess secondary psoas abscess

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Mar 2023
Historique:
received: 21 11 2022
accepted: 27 02 2023
medline: 4 4 2023
entrez: 3 4 2023
pubmed: 4 4 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

We present a case of a 76-year-old male with dementia transferred from a nursing home with a fever and an abscess on his back. Workup revealed an extensive perinephric abscess, which extended to his psoas muscle, with an additional fistula to his back where the abscess was noted. The extent and tracking of the perinephric abscess were unusual as well as the organisms isolated,

Identifiants

pubmed: 37009372
doi: 10.7759/cureus.35662
pmc: PMC10065361
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e35662

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023, Alom et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Mulham Alom (M)

Internal Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital Health System, Bronx, USA.

Victoria Bengualid (V)

Infectious Diseases, St. Barnabas Hospital Health System, Bronx, USA.

Classifications MeSH