[Tropical pyomyositis]. / Tropisk pyomyositt.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen
; 118(21): 3282, 1998 Sep 10.
Article
in Nor
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9772816
ABSTRACT
Tropical pyomyositis is rarely observed among permanent residents of temperate or cold climates and is, to our knowledge, not described among Norwegians. It is a clinical entity comprising general symptoms of infection and abscesses in skeletal muscles. We present one case of tropical pyomyositis acquired in the Dominican Republic. The patient, a female, had an insidious progression of the disease with fever, chills, and general malaise. On admission she had also developed multiple abscesses affecting muscles of the extremities. She required surgical drainage in addition to antibiotics. Cultures from purulent material revealed Staphylococcus aureus.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Staphylococcal Infections
/
Myositis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
/
Female
/
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
/
Republica dominicana
Language:
Nor
Journal:
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article