Lower extremities and iliopsoas pyomyositis with concurrent septic arthritis and spinal epidural abscess in a diabetic patient

Lower extremities and iliopsoas pyomyositis with concurrent septic arthritis and spinal epidural abscess in a diabetic patient

Abstract Pyomyositis is a rarely encountered infection among diabetics, which usually affects lower extremities. Herein, we present a case of lower extremities and iliopsoas pyomyositis with concurrent septic arthritis and spinal epidural abscess in a patient with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus...

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Veröffentlicht in:Diabetes research and clinical practice 2013-10, Vol.102 (1), p.e13-e15
Hauptverfasser: Vallianou, N, Gounari, P, Skourtis, A, Kougias, M, Sioula, E
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Arthritis, Infectious - drug therapy
Benzoyl Peroxide - administration & dosage
Ciprofloxacin - administration & dosage
Clindamycin - administration & dosage
Diabetes mellitus
Drug Combinations
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Epidural Abscess - drug therapy
Humans
Iliopsoas
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Pyomyositis
Pyomyositis - drug therapy
Staphylococcal Infections - drug therapy
Thigh
Vancomycin - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Pyomyositis is a rarely encountered infection among diabetics, which usually affects lower extremities. Herein, we present a case of lower extremities and iliopsoas pyomyositis with concurrent septic arthritis and spinal epidural abscess in a patient with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus.
ISSN:0168-8227
1872-8227
DOI:10.1016/j.diabres.2013.08.002