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Pneumococcal psoas abscess.

V E Jimenez-Lucho, E L Quinn

    Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
    |January 1, 1985
    PubMed
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    Pneumococcal disease rarely affects areas outside the lungs. This case highlights a psoas muscle abscess as a rare manifestation of pneumococcal infection, emphasizing the need to consider unusual presentations.

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    Area of Science:

    • Infectious Diseases
    • Medical Case Reports

    Background:

    • Primary extrapulmonary pneumococcal disease is uncommon in contemporary medicine.
    • Streptococcus pneumoniae is a significant pathogen, typically causing respiratory infections.

    Observation:

    • A 40-year-old patient presented with a psoas muscle abscess as the sole indicator of pneumococcal disease.
    • The patient had a history of psoas muscle trauma, leading to myositis ossificans circumscripta.

    Findings:

    • The psoas muscle abscess was confirmed to be caused by pneumococcal infection.
    • Myositis ossificans circumscripta was identified as a potential predisposing factor for this localized infection.

    Implications:

    • This case underscores the importance of recognizing rare extrapulmonary sites of pneumococcal disease.

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  • Clinicians should consider pneumococcal etiology in unexplained abscesses, even in unusual locations.
  • The findings suggest that localized trauma and subsequent ossification may predispose to atypical pneumococcal infections.