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Owing to the proximal attachments of the [[iliopsoas]], a pus-filled abscess ('''psoas abscess'''), as may occur in lumbar tuberculosis, may drain inferiorly into the upper medial thigh and present as a swelling in the region.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} | Owing to the proximal attachments of the [[iliopsoas]], a pus-filled abscess ('''psoas abscess'''), as may occur in lumbar tuberculosis, may drain inferiorly into the upper medial thigh and present as a swelling in the region.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} | ||
Treatment may involve drainage and antibiotics.<ref name="pmid12051083">{{cite journal |author=Melissas J, Romanos J, de Bree E, Schoretsanitis G, Askoxylakis J, Tsiftsis DD |title=Primary psoas abscess. Report of three cases |journal=Acta Chir. Belg. |volume=102 |issue=2 |pages=114–7 |year=2002 |month=April |pmid=12051083 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | Treatment may involve drainage and antibiotics.<ref name="pmid12051083">{{cite journal |author=Melissas J, Romanos J, de Bree E, Schoretsanitis G, Askoxylakis J, Tsiftsis DD |title=Primary psoas abscess. Report of three cases |journal=Acta Chir. Belg. |volume=102 |issue=2 |pages=114–7 |year=2002 |month=April |pmid=12051083 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
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Overview
Owing to the proximal attachments of the iliopsoas, a pus-filled abscess (psoas abscess), as may occur in lumbar tuberculosis, may drain inferiorly into the upper medial thigh and present as a swelling in the region.[citation needed]
Treatment may involve drainage and antibiotics.[1]