Leg-flexing streaming sore

A streaming sore occurring in the iliac fossa and causing hypertonicity of the sinews on the affected side that prevents movement and pain and discomfort that is partly relieved by flexing the leg; hence the name. A lump can be felt in the iliac fossa, which ripples under the fingers when pus has formed. There is no change in skin color. Other signs may include heat effusion, aversion to cold, absence of sweating or presence of slight sweating, and reduced eating.

Biomedical correspondence: abscess of the iliac fossa.

See summerheat-damp streaming sore; streaming sore.