Owing to the proximal attachments of the iliopsoas a pus-filled abscess (psoas abscess) as may occur in lumbar tuberculosis may drain inferiorly into the upper medial thigh and present as a swelling in the region.[citation needed]Treatment may involve drainage and antibiotics.
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