Obturator abscess is a rare condition in children which usually occurs commonly in tropical countries. Because of its rarity, vague symptomatology and a lack of focus about this condition, the diagnosis of obturator abscess is commonly delayed or missed. Hence, physicians should be familiar with this condition and have a high index of suspicion when a patient presents with fever, pain in the thigh, hip or abdomen and a limp on the affected side which are considered as the classic clinical triad of obturator abscess. Herein, we present a 6-year-old previously healthy Russian boy who was on holiday in Sri Lanka. He presented on the third day of the fever associated with pain in the right thigh and abdomen. This is the first reported case of an obturator externus muscle abscess due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a European boy visiting a tropical country.