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Extensive pyomyositis of vastus muscles
- Source :
- The Pan African Medical Journal
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Pan African Medical Journal, 2017.
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Abstract
- We report a case study on a patient who presented with low back and thigh pain of one month duration. He was eventually diagnosed with left thigh pyomyositis. Tissue from thigh grew Staphylococcus aureus. With commencement of antibiotics and surgical drainage, patient made recovery despite prolonged hospital stay. The underlying mechanism of the extensive abscess accompanied by lack of systemic symptoms; is related to relative immunocompromised state of having underlying diabetes mellitus.
- Subjects :
- Male
staphylococcus aureus
medicine.medical_specialty
Pyomyositis
medicine.drug_class
Antibiotics
abscess
Case Report
Thigh
Quadriceps Muscle
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Diabetes mellitus
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Abscess
Low back
business.industry
Left thigh
General Medicine
Length of Stay
Middle Aged
Staphylococcal Infections
thigh
medicine.disease
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Surgery
Hospitalization
body regions
medicine.anatomical_structure
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Drainage
business
Hospital stay
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19378688
- Volume :
- 28
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pan African Medical Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0aeb0ca37aff2229cce2b8379b1a165d