Brucellosis presenting as piriformis myositis: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Myositis is a rare bacterial muscle infection. Involvement of the piriformis muscle has been rarely reported in the literature. In this report we describe a case of piriformis myositis due to <it>Brucella melitensis</it>...

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Main Authors: Romanos Odysseas, Lekkou Alexandra, Marangos Markos, Kraniotis Pantelis, Solomou Ekaterini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/125