@article{Scaglia_Lugani_Cassini_Ambrosini_Magnan_2020, title={Delayed diagnosis and treatment of a psoas abscess as a link between spondylodiscitis and septic necrosis of the femoral head: a case report}, volume={91}, url={https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/9627}, DOI={10.23750/abm.v91i4-S.9627}, abstractNote={<p>Background: Infections of the spine and hip joint are not common and, as described in literature,<br>they are occasionally linked by a psoas abscess. In patients suffering back pain with history of spondylodiscitis,<br>the spine as primary source of infection for a secondary psoas abscess should always be included in differential<br>diagnosis. A delay in diagnosis of the psoas abscess could lead to septic femoral head necrosis. Case report: A<br>case of a 65-year-old woman affected by septic femoral head necrosis due to spondylodiscitis and secondary<br>psoas abscess is reported; the patient needed a specific antibiotic therapy then undergoing a total hip arthroplasty(THA). Discussion and conclusion: Diagnoses of lumbar spine infection and psoas abscess are difficultand often delayed. Since the symptoms of both are non-specific, high degree of suspicious is necessary. In psoas abscess, an early diagnosis is important, because a delayed treatment could result in septic femoral head necrosis requiring both a prolonged antibiotic therapy and a THA.</p>}, number={4-S}, journal={Acta Biomedica Atenei Parmensis}, author={Scaglia, Marco and Lugani , Giovanni and Cassini , Marco and Ambrosini , Carlo and Magnan , Bruno}, year={2020}, month={May}, pages={241–247} }