Psoas abscess in obstetrics: uncommon condition with common presentations

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¹ Dr. Delke is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, and Chief of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, Jacksonville, FL; e-mail: isaac.delke@jax.ufl.edu.

Editorial

Isaac Delke. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Aug.

. 2010 Aug:116 Suppl 2:473-474.

doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181eae617.

¹ Dr. Delke is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, and Chief of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, Jacksonville, FL; e-mail: isaac.delke@jax.ufl.edu.

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