title: Retroperitoneal infectious myositis.
abstract: A case of retroperitoneal infectious myositis is described. The symptoms of infectious myositis may be confused with those of other more frequent soft tissue pathologies (haematoma and sarcomata). This infection is more frequent in countries with a tropical climate. The most frequent aetiological agent is Staphylococcus aureus. This paper reports on the diagnostic and therapeutic problems of this disease as recently observed at the Division of Surgical Oncology of the National Cancer Institute in Genoa.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Oncology, National Institute for Cancer Research, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Badellino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Canavese
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Amoretti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scala
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Battistini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Albanese
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catturich
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Panetta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery