Temperate pyomyositis in an injecting drug misuser. A difficult diagnosis in a difficult patient.
The medical care of injecting drug misusers presents many challenges. Though they can be awkward and unreliable they are at risk of serious medical conditions not often seen in the general population. This case report illustrates some of the difficulties in the diagnosis and treatment of a patient with pyomyositis associated with heroin injection.
Accident and Emergency Department, Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull HU3 2JZ, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D003932:Heroin; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*; D013492:Suppuration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003932:Heroin