["Tropical" pyomyositis in childhood].
We report on a 14 year old boy, who developed bacterial pyomyositis (Staphylococcus aureus) in his left thigh. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging were very helpful for the differential diagnosis and follow-up of this infection which in large skeletal muscles frequently is associated with abscess formation. Treatment consisted of antibiotics and surgical drainage.
Reutter-Simon
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Kinderklinik, Klinikum der Stadt Nürnberg.
Schwarzer
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Reither
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D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004322:Drainage; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013848:Thigh
D005839:Gentamicins; D002981:Clindamycin
"Tropische" Pyomyositis im Kindesalter.