Resumen

KHOSRAVI SHAHI, P.; CASTILLO RUEDA, A. del; BARRERA SANCHEZ, J. L.  y  PORTUGAL ALVAREZ, J. de. Psoas muscle abscess by Streptococcus agalactiae as way of presentation of fever of unknown origin. An. Med. Interna (Madrid) [online]. 2004, vol.21, n.7, pp.31-33. ISSN 0212-7199.

We present the case of a patient with precedents of endometrial carcinoma treated by surgery and radiotherapy, which presented a psoas abscess by Streptococcus agalactiae as cause of fever of unknown origin, which answered favorably to the antibiotherapy and surgical drainage.

Palabras clave : Psoas abscess; S. agalactiae; Fever of unknown origin.

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