title: Concurrent development of spontaneous pyomyositis due to Staphylococcus epidermidis and Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease.
abstract: Staphylococcus epidermidis is a common cause of infections associated with prosthetic devices and immunocompromised patients. Spontaneous pyomyositis due to the above pathogen is very uncommon. Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis, first described in Japan. A T cell-mediated hyperimmune response to various pathogens in a genetically susceptible individual has been primarily been considered in its pathogenesis. We report a patient who developed spontaneous pyomyositis caused by S. epidermidis concurrently with KFD, and discuss the possibility of S. epidermidis infection being the stimulant of KFD.
authors.affiliation: The 1st Division of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kalambokis
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Economou
authors.forename: Spiros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nikas
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Evangeli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lampri
authors.forename: Paraskevi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kosta
authors.forename: Epameinondas V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Tsianos
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D052880:Pyomyositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents