Isolated obturator externus muscle abscess presenting as hip pain.
The case of a 20-year-old diabetic male with 2 weeks of hip pain, diagnosed with an isolated obturator externus muscle abscess, is reported. Pyomyositis, or abscess formation deep within a large striated muscle, is a rare but potentially life-threatening disease.
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
Todd
T
Fowler
Jared
J
Strote
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002506:Cephalexin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002506:Cephalexin