[Pyomyositis in an immunocompetent patient].
We report a case of pyomyositis in a 59 year-old immunocompetent male patient caused by methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus. A CT scan of the chest demonstrated a lesion of the pectoral muscles. The patient was treated with surgical drainage and cephalexin. Pyomyositis is a rare and potentially serious infection that requires early recognition and prompt treatment.
Servicio de Clínica Médica, Sanatorio IPENSA, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ezebaran@gmail.com
Ezequiel
E
Baran
Karina
K
Aguilera
Luciana M
LM
Lorenzi
Raúl
R
Simoneto
Laura
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Valuntas
Gabriel
G
Basso
D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D052880:Pyomyositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus