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Case Reports
. 2017 Oct 13:28:138.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2017.28.138.9930. eCollection 2017.

Conservative treatment of a psoas hematoma revealed by a lower limb palsy

Zidouh Saad  1 , Belkouch Ahmed  1 , Rafai Mostafa  1 , Bakkali Hicham  1 , Belyamani Lahcen  1
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Conservative treatment of a psoas hematoma revealed by a lower limb palsy

Zidouh Saad et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

The psoas hematoma is a rare complication of the anticoagulation therapy. It cause abdominal or lumbar pain, muscle dysfunction and sometimes nerve palsy. The optimal treatment is not well established, surgery or conservative treatment? We report here a case of psoas hematoma revealed by a lower limb palsy.

Keywords: Palsy; conservative treatment; hematoma.

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The left psoas thickening due to hematoma
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