Pneumococcal pyomyositis.
Pyomyositis is most commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus. A 25-month-old child developed infection of the biceps brachialis muscle caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. The child had no underlying immune or anatomic defect.
Bretón
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Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset, Valencia, Spain.
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Lacruz
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Calvo
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Rodríguez
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Sánchez
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Camarena
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Hernández
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*