title: Tuberculosis pyomyosits of the soleus muscle in a fifteen-year-old boy.
abstract: Skeletal muscle infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is rare and usually caused by invasion from adjacent structures. We describe a 15-year-old male youth with tuberculous right inguinal lymphadenitis and right calf swelling who had tuberculous pyomyositis of the soleus, probably resulting from hematogenous seeding. Tuberculosis should be suspected as the cause of pyomyositis, especially if present elsewhere.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Jamil
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Homans
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents