eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Medical Case Reports 2374-216X 2015-11-03 3 11 383 386 10.12691/ajmcr-3-11-10 AJMCR201531110 article David Bellin 1 Eric Chun-Pu Chu eric@nymg.com.hk 1 New York Medical Group, Hong Kong, China Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a versatile pathogen capable of producing several types of toxins often associated with food poisoning and life-threatening infections. We herein describe the case of a 69-year-old non-diabetic woman presented with diarrhea, buttock pain and fever, which was finally identified as an iliopsoas abscess. Blood and pus cultures were positive for methicillin-resistant S. aureus. Following a full course of antibiotics and abscess drainage, our patient recovered uneventfully. Complications of S. aureus bacteremia are often difficult to identify. Clinical picture of psoas abscess is nonspecific and the common role of S. aureus playing for septic manifestations is complicated. Raised awareness, early diagnosis, and appropriate treatment are crucial to avoid debilitating complications and mortality associated with S. aureus infection. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/3/11/10/ajmcr-3-11-10.pdf bacteremia food poisoning metastatic infection psoas abscess Staphylococcus aureus