Author(s):
1. Maimoona Saeed:
Department of Neonatology, Shaheed Zulfi qar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad, Pakistan
2. Iqtada Haider Shirazi:
Department of Neonatology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
Abstract:
We report the case of a 12 days old baby boy who presented with swelling and bluish discoloration on his left hip at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in November 2018. Ultrasound (USS) was useful in making the diagnosis of a neonatal psoas abscess. He was treated with extraperitoneal drainage and with systemic antibiotics. The clinical presentation and diagnosis, treatment of this rare condition and brief literature review is given in this case report.
Page(s):
2467-2468
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 70, Issue: 12B, Year: 2020
Keywords:
Staphylococcus aureus
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Neonate
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Abscess
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Extraperitoneal Drainage
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Iliopsoas
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