PYOMYOSITIS - AN UNUSUAL INFECTION DUE TO STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS

Authors
DAS I JAYATUNGA AP SYMONDS JM
Citation
I. Das et al., PYOMYOSITIS - AN UNUSUAL INFECTION DUE TO STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS, Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 41(3), 1996, pp. 182-183
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh → ACNP
ISSN journal
00358835
Volume
41
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
182 - 183
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-8835(1996)41:3<182:P-AUID>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Pyomyositis is a primary pyogenic infection of skeletal muscle, leadin g to the formation of intramuscular abscesses. Although common in trop ical climates, it is infrequent in temperate zones. We report a patien t who developed the condition without travelling to tropical areas.