Case Reports of Gluteal Abscess Associated with Crohn’s Disease
| Study | Age (years)/sex | Location | Accompanying abscess | The first clinical symptoms | Treatments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Malley et al.7 (1989) | 25/F | Right buttock | - | Fever, chills, lower back pain, difficulty in walking | Metronidazole + surgical drainage and bowel resection |
| O'Malley et al.7 (1989) | 60/F | Right buttock | Presacral abscess | Lower abdominal & right buttock pain, diarrhea, weight loss | Surgical drainage and bowel resection |
| Mayer et al.8 (1993) | 40/F | Right gluteal region | Retrocecal abscess | Difficulty in walking | Ampicillin/sulbactam + surgical drainage and ileocolectomy |
| Denton et al.9 (1996) | 26/F | Left gluteal region | Presacral abscess | Fever, chills, nausea, weight loss, left thigh & buttock pain, decreased hip movement | Metronidazole + surgical drainage and right hemicolectomy |
| Hussien and Mudd10 (2001) | 38/F | Left gluteal region | Presacral abscess | Lower abdominal pain radiating to the back, weight loss | Surgical drainage and right hemicolectomy |
| Tonolini et al.11 (2011) | 21/M | Left gluteal region | Presacral abscess | Generalized malaise, diarrhea, severe pelvic & lumbosacral pain | Surgical drainage and bowel resection |
| Wang et al.3 (2019) | 58/M | Right gluteal region | Presacral abscess | Right hip pain, right thigh swelling | Incision and drainage + biologic therapy (planning ileostomy) |
| Present case | 21/M | Right gluteal region | Presacral abscess | Fever, right buttock & lower back pain | Piperacillin/tazobactam + surgical drainage |
F, female; M, male.