Minimally invasive outpatient management of iliopsoas muscle abscess in complicated spondylodiscitis

Figure 1 A 35-year-old patient with a history of intravenous drug use presenting with severe low back pain. A: T2 weighted image sagittal image reveals a high-intensity signal of the L3-L4 vertebrae, disk involvement, and paravertebral fluid collections; B: T1 weighted image axial image with contrast enhancement reveals bilateral iliopsoas abscesses; C: The corresponding computed tomography image with the pigtail catheter inserted in the right iliopsoas abscess; D: The computed tomography image after the catheter removal revealed complete resolution of the abscess.