title: [An immunocompromised man with a fever].
abstract: A 42-year-old man with prolonged dexamethasone use because of recurred plasmacytoma developed fever and tender red swelling of the right upper leg and arm. The patient turned out to have pyomysitis, caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
authors.affiliation: VU Medisch Centrum, afd. Hematologie, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. s.stapel@vumc.nl
authors.forename: Sandra Nathalie
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Stapel
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zweegman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001132:Arm / Q000473:pathology; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D052880:Pyomyositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents