Suppurative psoas abscess is an unusual lesion that is unfamiliar to many orthopaedic specialists, which can make an accurate and timely diagnosis problematic. The symptoms associated with this ...

Psoas abscesses are rare complications of post-transplantation patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy. There is often a delay in diagnosis because of its relative infrequency and the nonspecific ...

Study design: Single case report. Objectives: To present an unusual cause of fever in a patient with spinal cord injury (SCI). Setting: University Hospital, Belgium. Methods: A 52-year-old man with a ...

A man's severe back and belly pain turned out to be caused by a rare disease that causes pockets of pus to build up in a long muscle called the psoas. The 67-year-old man arrived at an emergency room ...

Promoting evidence-based management of anemia in cancer patients: Background and scientific validation of RESPOND, a web-based clinical decision support system No significant financial relationships ...

A previously well 12-year-old boy presented after 1 month of increasing right-sided hip pain with a limp, decreased energy and a 2-kg weight loss. He had no history of trauma, other joint problems, ...

Please I need help - fast ! I am very active in sport, but have had a debilitating infection (with a bad odour - not from urine, stools or vagina). Blood tests, ultrasounds, CT scans, xrays, etc, etc ...

A 58-year-old, white man presented to the emergency department 3 weeks after first being evaluated at another clinic where he was told he had an inguinal hernia and should seek further medical ...

Taking care of your psoas muscle is important for hip mobility. Here are 3 stretches to help you avoid psoas pain and injury. Share on Pinterest Photographer, Basak Gurbuz Derman/Getty Images The ...

What Is the Psoas Muscle? The psoas (pronounced so-ezz) muscles are two large muscles in your lower back. You have one on either side of your spine. They're the main muscular connection between your ...