Piriformis Pyomyositis in a Patient with Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease - A Case Report and Literature Review
Abstract Primary pyomyositis is a deep bacterial infection of the skeletal muscle. If left undiagnosed and untreated, the infection spreads, leading to sepsis, septic shock, and even death. The authors report a 23-year-old female presenting with piriformis pyomyositis during a treatment for Kikuchi-...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162019000200214&lng=en&tlng=en |