[Tropical pyomyositis: atypical presentations].
Tropical pyomyositis is a primary infection of the skeletal muscles, that occurs mainly in tropical countries. At onset its manifestation is nonspecific, thereby hindering the diagnostic. The natural history of this disease is commonly benign, with rare complications. This presentation describes four cases of pyomyositis with peculiar manifestations and complications.
Disciplina de Clínica Médica Geral do Departamento de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu da Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP. paulasazevedo@hotmail.com
Paula S
PS
Azevedo
Mirna
M
Matsui
Luiz S
LS
Matsubara
Sérgio A R
SA
Paiva
Roberto M T
RM
Inoue
Marina P
MP
Okoshi
Mauricio
M
Morceli
Leonardo A M
LA
Zornoff
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus