Pyomyositis of the Biceps Brachii in a Young Adult Male.

bacterial pyomyositis bicep abscess infectious pyomyositis intramuscular abscess pyomyositis

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Aug 2023
Historique:
accepted: 16 08 2023
medline: 18 9 2023
pubmed: 18 9 2023
entrez: 18 9 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Pyomyositis is a skeletal muscle infection mainly found in tropical regions. It commonly affects larger muscles, especially those of the hips. MRI tends to be the gold standard for diagnosis. 

Identifiants

pubmed: 37719562
doi: 10.7759/cureus.43582
pmc: PMC10503662
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e43582

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023, Kirk et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Dexter M Kirk (DM)

Research, Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harrogate, USA.

Taylor Brown (T)

Internal Medicine, Norton Community Hospital, Norton, USA.

Christopher Yeary (C)

General Surgery, Norton Community Hospital, Norton, USA.

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