An adolescent athlete with groin and hip pain.
The case report is presented of a 14-year-old boy with persistent right hip and groin pain. After failing to respond to conventional management, the patient was admitted and investigated. He had a fever and raised inflammatory markers. MRI of the pelvis revealed pyomyositis of the right adductor compartment extending into the pelvis. Pyomyositis should be considered in a patient with pain disproportionate to the physical examination findings.
Burns
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Emergency Department, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 OQQ, UK. deanburns@doctors.org.uk
Sheikh
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Ahmed
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D000293:Adolescent; D006119:Groin; D006615:Hip; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D052880:Pyomyositis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*