[Pyomyositis].
Pyomyositis is a bacterial infection of skeletal muscle. It is a rare condition which cannot easily be diagnosed. A fatal case of pyomyositis in a 78-year-old man is presented. The clinical signs and diagnostics of pyomyositis are discussed.
Jacobsen
Tine Weis
TW
H:S Hvidovre Hospital, Ortopaedkirurgisk Afdeling, Radiologisk Afdeling, Infektionsmedicinsk Afdeling. tineweis@dadlnet.dk
Nørgaard
Henrik
H
Weis
Nina M
NM
D000368:Aged; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000382:microbiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000382:microbiology*; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D011512:Proteus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D011514:Proteus vulgaris / Q000302:isolation & purification
Pyomyositis.