title: Pyomyositis of the calf muscles mimicking distal deep venous thrombosis: a case report.
abstract: Pyomyositis is a pyogenic infection of skeletal muscle. It is relatively rare in temperate climates. Unfamiliarity with the lesion may lead to a delay in diagnosis. This report describes pyomyositis of the calf muscles in a patient with chronic hepatitis whose clinical symptoms simulated those of distal deep venous thrombosis. The correct diagnosis was not made until computed tomography revealed a local abscess in the calf muscles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical College, Keelung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Shih
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed