{"pk":885,"title":"Point-of-care Ultrasound Identification of Iliopsoas Abscess in Emergency Department: A Case Report","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Introduction:\n The iliopsoas muscle is a rare place for an abscess to collect. While these abscesses can have high mortality, they are often misdiagnosed. The use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can aid in earlier diagnosis.\nCase Report:\n A 45-year-old male presented to the emergency department (ED) with severe lower back pain. The pain radiated to both of his legs and was associated with fever, weight loss, and malaise. The differential diagnosis for this patient was broad. A POCUS was performed at the bedside and revealed bilateral iliopsoas abscesses. This finding was then confirmed by computed tomography.\nConclusion:\n In this case report we will discuss how to identify an iliopsoas abscess using POCUS in ED patients, and the utility of POCUS to facilitate an expedited diagnosis.","language":"en","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"abdominal pain"},{"word":"flank pain"},{"word":"psoas abscess"},{"word":"ultrasound"},{"word":"bedside ultrasound"},{"word":"POCUS"}],"section":"Case Reports","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9v7189zp","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Nehal","middle_name":"A.","last_name":"Al-Sadhan","name_suffix":"","institution":"King Fahad Medical City, Department of Emergency Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Otto","middle_name":"","last_name":"Liebmann","name_suffix":"","institution":"Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Emergency Ultrasound, Providence, Rhode Island","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Kristin","middle_name":"H.","last_name":"Dwyer","name_suffix":"","institution":"Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Emergency Ultrasound, Providence, Rhode Island","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2020-07-20T23:31:33+02:00","date_accepted":"2020-07-20T23:31:33+02:00","date_published":"2020-07-20T23:32:17+02:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/885/galley/633/download/"}]}