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MODERN RHEUMATOLOGY
Vol.11 No.2 |
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A case of psoas abscess in a patient with systemic
sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis |
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| T. Tsuji1, A. Ihata1, J. Saito1, J. Chiba2,
T. Igarashi1, Y. Ishigatsubo3 |
(1)Internal Medicine, Miura Municipal Hospital,
4-33 Koyo-cho, Miura, Kanagawa 238-0222, Japan
(2)Internal Medicine, Pacific Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan
(3)First Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of
Medicine, Yokohama, Japan |
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| Abstract |
| Abstract We report a case of psoas abscesses
associated with systemic sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. A 61-year-old
woman had been sufferring from high fever. A computed tomography
(CT) scan revealed bilateral psoas abscesses from which Peptostreptococcus
spp. were detected by a culture of the pus. The abscesses were ameliorated
by performing CT-guided percutaneous drainage and using appropriate
antibiotics. Although psoas abscess is relatively rare, it can be
a cause of fever of unknown origin in collagen diseases. |
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| Key words |
| Key words Psoas abscess ・ Rheumatoid arthritis
・ Systemic sclerosis |
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