Multiple myeloma presenting with pyomyositis caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Report of a case and literature review

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 516-519

  Kalambokis, Georgios ^a   Theodorou, Areti ^a   Kosta, Paraskevi ^b   Tsianos, Epameinondas V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Community acquired MRSA; Multiple myeloma; Pyomyositis

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; TECHNETIUM 99M;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PYOMYOSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PYOMYOSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 46149126385     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12185-008-0100-9     Document Type: Article

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