"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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Muhamad Effendi F, Nam Y, Shin CH, Cho TJ, Yoo WJ, Cheon JE, Choi IH. Postinfectious heterotopic ossification of the ilium involving the iliacus muscle. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2018 Sep; 27(5):407-411.