Presentation, management and outcomes of iliopsoas abscess at a University Teaching Hospital in Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Iliopsoas abscess (IPA) is an uncommon clinical disease and is often missed to diagnose due to vague clinical presentation. Early treatment with drainage and appropriate antibiotic therapy is necessary before sepsis sets in and become lethal. We conducted this study to evaluate clinical features, etiology, management strategies, and outcomes in patients with IPA from a University Teaching Hospital in Nepal.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of 32 consecutive IPA cases managed at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Nepal for the period of January 2019 to February 2022 was carried out.

Results

The mean age was 42.5 ± 19.1 years (range, 19-75 years) and the male: female ratio was 2.2:1. Two-thirds or more patients presented with fever, limp, fixed flexion d

SUBMITTER: Sah JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10576548 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature