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Pyogenic psoas abscess: a rare complication after orthotopic heart transplantation
Brendan P Madden1, Subir Datta, Timothy Planche
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
We describe a 57-year-old man who developed a primary psoas abscess after treatment for acute allograft rejection, 5 years after orthotopic heart transplantation. The infective organism was methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and the patient underwent successful treatment with computed tomography-guided percutaneous drainage combined with teicoplanin and fusidic acid.