Iliopsoas myositis mimicking appendicitis: MRI diagnosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Myositis of the truncal muscles can closely mimic acute appendicitis. Myositis is the early stage of muscular infection. It is characterized by diffuse muscular pain and swelling without a distinct mass. Early diagnosis of myositis improves the outcome and surgical debridement is usually avoided. Pyomyositis, the advanced stage of the disease, can be diagnosed by MRI examination. We present a case of early bacterial myositis that was diagnosed by MRI.
Medical subject headings
- Appendicitis
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Myositis
- Psoas Muscles