title: Focal pyomyositis of the perisciatic muscles in children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this report is to describe the role of MR imaging in the diagnosis of focal pyomyositis surrounding the sciatic nerve in children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the absence of joint effusion on sonography, MR imaging should be considered in pediatric patients who present with a febrile illness and incapacitating pelvic pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0252, USA.
authors.forename: Ramiro J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Strouse
authors.forename: Clifford L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.forename: Frances A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Farley
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology; D012584:Sciatic Nerve