[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.
Azevedo
Paula S
PS
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
Matsui
Mirna
M
Matsubara
Luiz S
LS
Paiva
Sérgio A R
SA
Inoue
Roberto M T
RM
Okoshi
Marina P
MP
Morceli
Mauricio
M
Zornoff
Leonardo A M
LA
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