J Pediatr Infect Dis 2010; 05(03): 299-302
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2010-0253
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Piriformis muscle abscess associated with pyogenic sacroiliitis

Toshihiko Mori
a   Department of Pediatrics, NTT East Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
,
Mayuko Morii
a   Department of Pediatrics, NTT East Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
,
Emiko Fujinaga
a   Department of Pediatrics, NTT East Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
,
Yuki Kuroiwa
a   Department of Pediatrics, NTT East Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
,
Tomoyuki Hotsubo
a   Department of Pediatrics, NTT East Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
,
Shigeto Fuse
a   Department of Pediatrics, NTT East Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
,
Masayuki Inoue
b   Department of Orthopedics, NTT East Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
,
Hiroyuki Tsutsumi
c   Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Abstract

Pyogenic sacroiliitis is a relatively rare cause of hip pain and fever. Psoas muscle abscess complicating pyogenic sacroiliitis, has been reported in some cases; however, piriformis muscle abscess causing sacroiliitis has never been described. We report a 14-year-old girl who developed a piriformis muscle abscess associated with pyogenic sacroiliitis due to methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.