Piriformis pyomyositis with sciatica: An unrecognized complication of "unsafe" abortions

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-88

  Colmegna, Ines ^a   Justiniano, Maria ^a   Espinoza, Luis R ^a   Gimenez, Carlos R ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clandestine induced abortion; Piriformis syndrome; Pyomyositis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABORTION; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; MYOSITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PIRIFORMIS PYOMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PYOMYOSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247115104     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rhu.0000260655.90449.7d     Document Type: Article

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