Case report: abscess of the adductor muscles of the thigh--an unusual complication of Crohn's disease

E R Denton; C P Jamieson; S C Rankin

doi:10.1259/0007-1285-69-825-865

Case report: abscess of the adductor muscles of the thigh--an unusual complication of Crohn's disease

Br J Radiol. 1996 Sep;69(825):865-6. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-69-825-865.

Authors

E R Denton¹, C P Jamieson, S C Rankin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Guys Hospital, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London, UK.

PMID: 8983593
DOI: 10.1259/0007-1285-69-825-865

Abstract

The occurrence of a Crohn's abscess involving the hamstring muscle group has not been reported previously. We report this diagnosis in a patient with ileocolonic Crohn's disease who had presented earlier with a presacral abscess.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess / complications*
Adult
Crohn Disease / complications*
Female
Fistula / complications*
Fistula / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Ileal Diseases / complications*
Ileal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Intestinal Fistula / complications
Intestinal Fistula / diagnostic imaging
Muscular Diseases / complications*
Muscular Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Thigh
Tomography, X-Ray Computed