Pelvic primary pyomyositis complicated by septic pulmonary embolism and shock in a young adult

Pyomyositis is an acute infection of skeletal muscles. It can be life-threatening if diagnosis and treatment are delayed. We present a case of a 23-year-old male delayed diagnosis of pyomyositis of the iliacus muscle and gluteal minimus muscle complicated with pulmonary septic embolism and septic sh...

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Published in:	Journal of Medical Sciences
Main Authors:	Sin-Jhang Wang, Tsu-Te Yeh, Shun-Cheng Chang, Chun-Liang Hsu, Leou-Chyr Lin, Ru-Yu Pan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Subjects:	Pyomyositis septic pulmonary embolism hip pain
Online Access:	http://jms.ndmctsgh.edu.tw/article.asp?issn=1011-4564;year=2014;volume=34;issue=2;spage=88;epage=90;aulast=Wang