title: Pyomyositis tropicans: a diagnostic dilemma.
abstract: Pyomyositis tropicans is a rare disease in non-tropical climates and thus presents diagnostic difficulties. Two children with single staphylococcal psoas muscle abscesses were recently successfully treated. Computerized axial tomography was found to be a useful diagnostic aid, allowing exact localization of the lesion. The diagnosis and therapy of these abscesses are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003023:Cloxacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009220:Myositis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D013492:Suppuration; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014330:Tropical Medicine
chemical_list: D000667:Ampicillin; D003023:Cloxacillin