A case confirming the progressive stages of pyomyositis.
A teenage boy presented in the early stage of pyomyositis. He had neck pain, tenderness, and fever. A computed tomography scan showed inflammation in the sternocleidomastoid muscle with no fluid collection. This progressed to a pus-filled drainable mass caused by Stapylococcus aureus. The authors describe this case to highlight the predictable stages and increase the index of suspicion to enhance its early recognition.
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Sarah
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Flier
Stephen E
SE
Dolgin
Richard L
RL
Saphir
Edward
E
Shlasko
Peter
P
Midulla
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D018450:Disease Progression; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed