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Preferred term

Psoas Abscess  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Abscess, Psoas
  • Iliopsoas Abscess
  • Pyogenic Iliopsoas Abscess

In other languages

  • French

  • Abcès à pyogènes de l'ilio-psoas
  • Abcès à pyogènes du muscle ilio-psoas
  • Abcès à pyogènes du psoas
  • Abcès du muscle psoas

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-HVWHJX4V-2

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