title: Nontropical pyomyositis in patients with AIDS.
abstract: Nontropical pyomyositis in persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is an unusual entity with only a few cases having been described in the United States. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common organism implicated. The infection usually presents in a subacute indolent fashion with minimal inflammation. Fever and leukocytosis may be absent, and blood cultures are frequently negative. The diagnosis usually can be established by a combination of clinical features, computed tomography or ultrasound, and prompt examination of material obtained by aspiration or debridement. This article describes two cases of S aureus pyomyositis in patients with AIDS and reviews the literature relevant to this infection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Antony
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kernodle
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents