Diseases

Psoas Abscess

Abscess of the PSOAS MUSCLES resulting usually from disease of the lumbar vertebrae, with the pus descending into the muscle sheath. The infection is most commonly tuberculous or staphylococcal.

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Abstract

Abscess of the PSOAS MUSCLES resulting usually from disease of the lumbar vertebrae, with the pus descending into the muscle sheath. The infection is most commonly tuberculous or staphylococcal.

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  • Abscess, Psoas
  • Iliopsoas Abscess
  • Pyogenic Iliopsoas Abscess
  • Abscess, Iliopsoas
  • Abscess, Pyogenic Iliopsoas
  • Abscesses, Iliopsoas
  • Abscesses, Psoas
  • Abscesses, Pyogenic Iliopsoas
  • Iliopsoas Abscess, Pyogenic
  • Iliopsoas Abscesses
  • Iliopsoas Abscesses, Pyogenic
  • Psoas Abscesses
  • Pyogenic Iliopsoas Abscesses

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Previous Indexing

  • Abscess (1968-1991)
  • Muscular Diseases (1968-1991)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Psoas Abscess. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016659. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016659
  2. Psoas Abscess. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psoas_abscess
  3. Psoas Abscess. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7256101