[Adductor muscle pyomyositis simulating acute appendicitis: CT and MR imaging findings].
Pyomyositis is a primary bacterial infection of skeletal muscle. This infection tends to occur in the large muscles of the lower extremity. Pyomyositis of the proximal muscles of the thigh can simulate acute abdominal disease. Early diagnosis improves the outcome. Delayed diagnosis may lead to septicemia and shock. We report the CT and MRI findings in a patient with pyomyositis of the proximal muscles of the thigh.
Coumbaras
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Hôpital St Antoine, Service de Radiologie, 184, rue du Faubourg St Antoine,75012 Paris.
Le Hir
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Jomaah
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Arrivé
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Tubiana
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D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D011379:Prognosis; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013492:Suppuration; D013848:Thigh; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents