Psoas Abscess
"Psoas Abscess" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Abscess of the PSOAS MUSCLES resulting usually from disease of the lumbar vertebrae, with the pus descending into the muscle sheath. The infection is most commonly tuberculous or staphylococcal.
| Descriptor ID |
D016659
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.830.025.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Psoas Abscess- Psoas Abscess
- Abscesses, Psoas
- Psoas Abscesses
- Iliopsoas Abscess
- Abscess, Iliopsoas
- Abscesses, Iliopsoas
- Iliopsoas Abscesses
- Pyogenic Iliopsoas Abscess
- Abscess, Pyogenic Iliopsoas
- Abscesses, Pyogenic Iliopsoas
- Iliopsoas Abscess, Pyogenic
- Iliopsoas Abscesses, Pyogenic
- Pyogenic Iliopsoas Abscesses
- Abscess, Psoas
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