Spontaneous pyomyositis in a patient with Felty's syndrome: diagnosis using computerized tomography.
Spontaneous pyomyositis, or so-called tropical pyomyositis, developed in the hamstring muscles of a 62-year-old man with rheumatoid arthritis and Felty's syndrome. The diagnosis was confirmed by computerized tomography, and the appropriate muscle compartment was surgically drained.
D005258:Felty Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000601:surgery; D013848:Thigh / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed