Tropical pyomyositis presenting as sepsis with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 325-327

  Siddalingana, Gouda TG ^a   Hande, H Manjunath ^a   Stanley, Weena ^a   Bargur, Ragini ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Sepsis; Staphylococcus aureus; Tropical pyomyositis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TEICOPLANIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACK MUSCLE; BACKACHE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILL; DYSPNEA; ECHOGRAPHY; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; LUNG AUSCULTATION; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PYOMYOSITIS; SEPSIS; SEPTICEMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TROPICAL DISEASE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK; PYOMYOSITIS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957579799     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: 19957645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60096-5     Document Type: Article

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