title: [Adductor muscle pyomyositis simulating acute appendicitis: CT and MR imaging findings].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital St Antoine, Service de Radiologie, 184, rue du Faubourg St Antoine,75012 Paris.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coumbaras
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Le Hir
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jomaah
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arrivé
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tubiana
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents