A case confirming the progressive stages of pyomyositis

A teenage boy presented in the early stage of pyomyositis. He had neck pain, tenderness, and fever. A computed tomography scan showed inflammation in the sternocleidomastoid muscle with no fluid collection. This progressed to a pus-filled drainable mass caused by Stapylococcus aureus. The authors de...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pediatric surgery 2003-10, Vol.38 (10), p.1551-1553
Hauptverfasser:	Flier, Sarah, Dolgin, Stephen E, Saphir, Richard L, Shlasko, Edward, Midulla, Peter
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abscess - diagnosis Abscess - therapy Adolescent Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the nervous system. Bacterial myositis Biological and medical sciences Disease Progression Diseases of striated muscles. Neuromuscular diseases Drainage General aspects Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Myositis - diagnosis Myositis - therapy Neurology Pyomyositis skeletal muscle abscess Staphylococcal Infections - diagnosis Staphylococcal Infections - therapy Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	A teenage boy presented in the early stage of pyomyositis. He had neck pain, tenderness, and fever. A computed tomography scan showed inflammation in the sternocleidomastoid muscle with no fluid collection. This progressed to a pus-filled drainable mass caused by Stapylococcus aureus. The authors describe this case to highlight the predictable stages and increase the index of suspicion to enhance its early recognition.
ISSN:	0022-3468 1531-5037
DOI:	10.1016/S0022-3468(03)00515-3