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.
Flier
Sarah
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Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Dolgin
Stephen E
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Saphir
Richard L
RL
Shlasko
Edward
E
Midulla
Peter
P
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