Published 2007
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Journal article
Pyomyositis: A case presentation
Description
Pyomyositis is a rare bacterial infection characterized by the formation of abscesses on the skeletal muscle. Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequently cultivated germ, although other pathogens have also been reported.lt can be characterized as unifocal or multifocal, primary or secondary, according to its physiopathology. lt develops insidiously, so its early diagnosis requires a great deal of clinical suspicion and the support of images. In this article the case of a little girl with pyomyositis multifocal is presented, accompanied by a bibliographic review
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (Spanish)
- Piomiositis: presentacion de un caso
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Revista Colombiana de Radiologia
- Journal Volume
- 18
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 2143-2147
- ISSN
- 0121-2095
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Colombia
- Country of Input or Organization
- Colombia
- INIS RN
- 40035198
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ABSCESSES; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; IMAGES; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; MICROORGANISMS; MUSCLES; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; SKELETAL DISEASES; SKELETON; STAPHYLOCOCCUS
- Descriptors DEC
- BACTERIA; BODY; DISEASES; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES