title: Paraspinal pyomyositis, a rare cause of severe back pain: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Pyomyositis, a pyogenic infection of skeletal muscle, is rarely reported in temperate climates. A case of pyomyositis within the paraspinal muscles of a 63-year-old man is reported, with details of diagnostic evaluation and medical and surgical treatment of the condition. Failure to recognize this clinical entity can lead to diagnostic delay and inappropriate management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cecil
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Dimar
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification