Temperate pyomyositis: a pain in the belly

Joseph R Pare; Elissa M Schechter-Perkins

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2014.07.016

Temperate pyomyositis: a pain in the belly

Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Feb;33(2):306.e3-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.07.016. Epub 2014 Jul 30.

Authors

Joseph R Pare¹, Elissa M Schechter-Perkins²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Electronic address: Joseph.Pare@yale.edu.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

PMID: 25171794
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.07.016

Abstract

Pyomyositis is a rare disease in temperate climates. This case is a unique presentation of pyomyositis of the rectus abdominal muscle mimicking an acute abdominal process. Most reported cases of pyomyositis are of extremity infections with Staphylococcus aureus.This report presents a case of polymicrobial pyomyositis from Haemophylus parainfluenza and Steptococcus viridians infection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / etiology*
Coinfection / complications
Coinfection / diagnosis
Coinfection / microbiology
Haemophilus Infections / complications*
Haemophilus Infections / diagnosis
Haemophilus parainfluenzae*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pyomyositis / diagnosis*
Pyomyositis / diagnostic imaging
Pyomyositis / epidemiology
Pyomyositis / etiology
Pyomyositis / microbiology
Streptococcal Infections / complications*
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
United States / epidemiology
Viridans Streptococci*