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A case of pyomyositis of right pyriformis and iliacus muscle in a healthy 13 year old
male patient is presented and discussed. Pyomyositis is a primary acute bacterial infection
of large skeletal muscles, associated with abscess formation. Since pyomyositis has
been reported mainly in tropical countries and is rare in temperate climates, the name
' tropical myositis' is often used. Outside the tropics, pyomyositis... |
