PNEUMOCOCCAL PYOMYOSITIS SECONDARY TO PNEUMONIA

Authors
EJLERTSEN T DOSSING K
Citation
T. Ejlertsen et K. Dossing, PNEUMOCOCCAL PYOMYOSITIS SECONDARY TO PNEUMONIA, Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, 29(5), 1997, pp. 520-521
Citations number
17
Journal title
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
00365548
Volume
29
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
520 - 521
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-5548(1997)29:5<520:PPSTP>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A case of pneumococcal pyomyositis of the brachial and shoulder region is presented, A bacteremic right lower lobe pneumonia was the source of infection. The spread of pneumococci was presumed to be blood-borne , presenting with cellulitis over the right shoulder region, progressi ng over 5 days to abscess formation in the right biceps muscle and rig ht shoulder joint despite adequate antibiotic treatment.