"Pyomyositis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An intramuscular suppuration of the large skeletal muscle groups. It is associated with INFECTION such as STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS and PYODERMA. It was known as a tropical disease but is increasing among the immunocompromised (IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST). Symptoms include muscle pain, FEVER, and leucocytosis. It has been diagnosed by MRI SCANS.
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D052880
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.830.767 C05.651.594.909 C10.668.491.562.787
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pyomyositis" by people in Profiles.
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Hot topics in necrotising skin and soft tissue infections. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2018 Jul; 52(1):1-10.
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Classic pyomyositis of the extremities as an unusual manifestation of Blastomyces dermatitidis: a report of two cases. Mycoses. 2010 Jul; 53(4):356-9.
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Septic pulmonary emboli and bacteremia associated with deep tissue infections caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Apr; 46(4):1553-5.