Pyomyositis: early detection and treatment.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a patient with Crohn's disease and pyomyositis due to Streptococcus anginosus ("milleri"). Early recognition of pyomyositis during its presuppurative phase allowed for prompt antibiotic treatment and rapid resolution of the muscle infection without surgical drainage.
Medical subject headings
- Myositis
- Staphylococcal Infections