Non-tropical pyomyositis in pediatric and adult patients.
Twelve cases of pyomyositis treated at a rural tertiary care referral center are reported and compared to other published cases of this disorder in the United States. About 350 cases have been reported nationally and over a quarter of them are in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Pyomyositis, classically a disease of the healthy young male, starts insidiously and progresses to a pus filled abscess of a muscle or a group of muscles. It is a clinical diagnosis often misdiagnosed and therefore treatment is delayed. Imaging studies are conclusive in most cases by the time of presentation. Our series has a predominance of older females, no HIV positive patients and is unique in comparison to previously reported trends and cases.
Konnur
Neelam
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WVU School of Medicine, Morgantown, USA.
Boris
Jami Diamond
JD
Nield
Linda S
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Ogershok
Paul
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D052880:Pyomyositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents