[Bilateral epidural psoas abscess simulating bilateral proximal diabetic plexopathy]

We describe a diabetic woman with an epidural abscess and associated bilateral psoas abscesses which simulated the clinical course of diabetic bilateral proximal plexopathy. We emphasize three aspects: 1) the rarity of associated epidural abscess and bilateral psoas abscesses, 2) the rarity of the germ isolated (Streptococcus bovis), and 3) the diagnostic difficulties when both processes are associated, particularly in patients with an underlying disease that may simulate other common, clinical pictures.