Bilateral Pyogenic Psoas Abscesses with Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis

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S Ab Hamid, BJJ Abdullah

Hong Kong J Radiol 2008;11:44-6

Psoas abscess is a rare clinical entity. Rarely, it is associated with thrombosis of the inferior vena cava. This report is of a 36-year-old woman with bilateral pyogenic psoas abscesses with spondylodiscitis complicated by thrombosis of the inferior vena cava. The pathogenesis and imaging features of this condition are discussed.