Abstract
We present the case of a patient with precedents of endometrial carcinoma treated by surgery and radiotherapy, which presented a psoas abscess by Streptococcus agalactiae as cause of fever of unknown origin, which answered favorably to the antibiotherapy and surgical drainage.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Female
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Fever of Unknown Origin / etiology*
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Psoas Abscess / diagnosis*
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Psoas Abscess / microbiology
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Streptococcal Infections / complications
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Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
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Streptococcus agalactiae / isolation & purification*