Search

  • HOME
  • Search
Case Report
A case of pyomyositis due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Yun-Jin Bae, Jin-Sung Choi, Young Ah Lee, Sung-Soo Kim, Seo-Hee Rha, Jin-A Jung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2006;49(10):1116-1119.   Published online October 15, 2006
Pyomyositis is a primary bacterial infection of the skeletal muscles. Although infection can affect any skeletal muscle, the large muscle groups such as the quadriceps or gluteal muscles are most often the focus of this disease, and most commonly the inflammation is focal, involving a single muscle. The mechanism of pyomyositis is poorly understood. The local mechanical trauma at the...