Tropical and Temperate Pyomyositis

Pyomyositis; Frequency and Its Common Bacteria With Their Antibiotic Sensitivity Among Children With Highly Suspected Clinical Features

“…11 Any delay or inadequacy in treatment can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. 2 The prognosis is directly related to host factors, the virulence of the infecting organism, and the promptness of treatment.…”

Concurrent Development of Spontaneous Pyomyositis Due to Staphylococcus Epidermidis and Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease

“…Va r i a t i o n o f He ma t o l o g i c a l P a r a me t e r s a n d C-r e a c t i v e P r o t e i n d u r i n g Ant i b i o t i c a n d Co r t i c o s t e r o i d T r e a t me n t i n t h e P r e s e n t Ca s e o f Co n c u r r e n t De v e l o pme n t o f S p o n t a n e o u s P y o my o s i t i s a n d Ki k u c h i -F u j i mo (19). It is an endemic disease in the tropics and seems to occur only occasionally in the temperate zones (20,21). An association with diabetes mellitus, trauma, steroid treatment, and an immunocompromised state, has been proposed (19,22).…”

“…Primary disease, not associated with a contiguous source of infection, is detected in half (19). Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequently isolated pathogen (19)(20)(21)(22). Pyomyositis due to coagulasenegative staphylococci is less common (19), while there has been only one report of S. epidermidis related primary spontaneous pyomyositis, which also involved thigh muscles (3).…”

Hip abductors pyomyositis: a case report and review of the literature

“…Pyomyositis is a disease of tropical regions and seen more in healthy children. However, during the past 30 years, its incidence in temperate climates has been increasing due to large numbers of immunocompromised patients who are susceptible to infection [3,4]. Typically most pyomyositis cases involve only a single muscle group especially around the hip [1].…”