Streptococcal myositis and the acute abdomen: a case report.
Spontaneous streptococcal myositis, previously rare, is now reported more frequently. The condition is caused by overwhelming group A beta-haemolytic streptococcal infection and is not necessarily fatal.
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Department of Surgery, University of Aberdeen.
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D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D009336:Necrosis; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed