Psoas abscess revealed by gallium SPECT/CT

Appendicular Sinus as a Cause of Chronic Psoas Abscess in a Renal Transplant Recipient: A Case Report

A psoas abscess is a condition with vague symptomatology that is associated with potentially life-threatening suppurative myositis of the iliopsoas muscular compartment. Immunocompromised pa-tients run an increased risk of developing suppurative or chronic abscesses from acute foci. The presence of a solid-organ transplant, and the attendant need for immunosuppressant therapies and impaired renal provide additional factors that could contribute to the comorbidities of this condition. Here, we present a 61-year-old white man with a functioning renal transplant who developed a chronic psoas abscess associated with an appendicular sinus that required serial computed tomographic-guided drainages during 8 years. We highlight the difficulties and limitations of managing a psoas abscess. We conclude that a conservative approach toward managing a chronic psoas abscess may be associated with good long-term patient and graft functions, with minimal risk to the patient.

Preoperative diagnosis of pyoadenomyosis with 67Ga SPECT/CT

Abscess formation inside adenomyosis rarely occurred. A 49-year-old woman had adenomyosis for several years with the symptoms of menorrhagia and dysmenorrhea. She presented with fever of unknown etiology for 3 weeks. 67Ga SPECT/CT demonstrated increased tracer accumulation inside the uterus, which was confirmed as pyoadenomyosis after hysterectomy, and her fever subsided dramatically thereafter. For women with adenomyosis and fever of unknown origin, pyoadenomyosis is a rare but possible cause. 67Ga SPECT/CT is a valuable tool for accurate diagnosis.