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Psoas abscess in a dialysis patient with dialysis-related amyloidosis

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Psoas abscess is an infrequent clinical entity which poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Few cases have been reported in chronic hemodialysis patients. We describe a case of psoas abscess in a dialysis patient with dialysis-related amyloidosis, successfully treated with percutaneous drainage and parenteral antibiotics.

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  1. Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

    Spiros Dovas, Vassilios Liakopoulos, Theodora Simopoulou, Myrto Giannopoulou, Angeliki Kanaki, Georgios Filippidis, Theodoros Eleftheriadis & Ioannis Stefanidis

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    Spiros Dovas

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Dovas, S., Liakopoulos, V., Simopoulou, T. et al. Psoas abscess in a dialysis patient with dialysis-related amyloidosis. Int Urol Nephrol 40, 543–546 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-008-9358-3

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