Tropical pyomyositis: a case report and review.
Tropical pyomyositis is a disease of skeletal muscle characterized by single or multiple abscesses. The infective organism is most often penicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Only recently have case reports appeared in the literature from temperate zones; however, this disease is common in the tropics. This report reviews the literature and describes a child from rural North Carolina in whom tropical pyomyositis developed after incision and drainage of a furuncle.
D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008712:Methicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009220:Myositis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011859:Radiography; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014640:Vancomycin; D008712:Methicillin