A rare case report of neonatal iliopsoas abscess presenting as swelling of left hip

Authors

  • Maimoona Saeed Department of Neonatology, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Iqtada Haider Shirazi Department of Neonatology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.379

Abstract

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.

Key Words: Abscess, Iliopsoas, Neonate, Staphylococcus aureus, Extraperitoneal Drainage.

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Published

2020-10-15

How to Cite

Maimoona Saeed, & Iqtada Haider Shirazi. (2020). A rare case report of neonatal iliopsoas abscess presenting as swelling of left hip. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.379

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A Head of Print

Section

Case Report