Pyomyositis caused by vigorous exercise in a boy.
We report on a 12-year-old boy who suffered from staphylococcal pyomyositis in both arms following vigorous exercise. No trauma or skin lesions were observed. In non-tropical areas, the etiology of pyomyositis can be related to muscle injury caused merely by exercise, without any other predisposing factors.
Jayoussi
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Department of Pediatrics, Rambam Medical Center, B Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
Bialik
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V
Eyal
A
A
Shehadeh
N
N
Etzioni
A
A
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D001132:Arm; D002648:Child; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000209:etiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*