title: Temperate pyomyositis: a pain in the belly.
abstract: Pyomyositis is a rare disease in temperate climates. This case is a unique presentation of pyomyositis of the rectus abdominal muscle mimicking an acute abdominal process. Most reported cases of pyomyositis are of extremity infections with Staphylococcus aureus.This report presents a case of polymicrobial pyomyositis from Haemophylus parainfluenza and Steptococcus viridians infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Electronic address: Joseph.Pare@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Pare
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Elissa M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Schechter-Perkins
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D060085:Coinfection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D044135:Haemophilus parainfluenzae; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D052880:Pyomyositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D034363:Viridans Streptococci