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MRI, coronal view. Right-sided psoas abscess (A) with surrounding oedema (B) pushing the right kidney anterolaterally (C).
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Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed a right psoas abscess extending from the level of the first lumbar vertebra to the first sacral vertebra, pushing the right kidney anterolaterally with some hydronephrosis (Figure 1).
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CT, axial view. The loculated right-sided psoas abscess extends to the skin surface (A).
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This confirmed a complex multiloculated right psoas abscess, extending to the skin surface posteriorly (Figure 2).