Piomiositis
Sign in to saveAlso known as Tropical pyomyositis, Suppurative myositis, Myositis tropicans, Myositis purulenta tropica, PM
Pyomyositis (Myositis tropicans) is a bacterial infection of the skeletal muscles which results in an abscess. Pyomyositis is most common in tropical areas but can also occur in temperate zones.
Research
1,404 papers- Pyomyositis.Neuroimaging clinics of North America · 2011
- Tropical pyomyositis: an update.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2020
- Tropical pyomyositis.Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology · 2025
- Pectoralis pyomyositis.ANZ journal of surgery · 2021
- Piriformis pyomyositis, a cause of piriformis syndrome-a systematic search and review.Clinical rheumatology · 2019
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- bacterial infectious disease
- Image
- Pyomyositis MRI.jpg
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- health specialty
- rheumatology
- ICPC 2 ID
- L70
- exact match
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- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C128382
- ICD-9-CM
- 040.81
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Article · Español
La piomiositis es la infección del músculo estriado, el tipo de músculo permite la movilidad de las extremidades. Es una infección infrecuente dada la alta resistencia del músculo a ser infectado; sin embargo, puede progresar hasta estadios que pongan en riesgo la vida. Se produce generalmente por bacterias, en especial por el Staphylococcus aureus.
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