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Psoas Abscess
(Abscess, Psoas; Iliopsoas Abscess)
abscess of the psoas muscles resulting usually from disease of the lumbar vertebrae, with the pus descending into the muscle sheath. The infection is most commonly tuberculous or staphylococcal.
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Psoas muscle abscess, Iliopsoas, Moniliformis moniliformis, Psoas sign, Ceratocystis moniliformis, Streptobacillus moniliformis, Feeding the Abscess, Abarema cochleata var. moniliformis, Pyomyositis, Abscess of thymus
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