Psoas muscle abscess caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis and staphylococcus aureus: Case report and review

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 321, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 415-417

  Franco Paredes, Carlos ^a   Blumberg, Henry M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Myco bacterium tuberculosis; Psoas abscess; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; ILIAC BONE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PSOAS ABSCESS; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; HUMANS; ILIUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PSOAS ABSCESS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR;

EID: 0035374843     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200106000-00008     Document Type: Article

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