The conservative management of primary pyomyositis abscess in children: Case series and review of the literature

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1-4

  Miller, N J K ^a   Duncan, R D D ^a   Huntley, J S ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Pyomyositis; Soft tissue infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FLUCLOXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABSCESS; ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEVER; HEMATOLOGY; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT ASPIRATION; JOINT FUNCTION; LEG INJURY; LEG PAIN; MALAISE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PROMYOSITIS ABSCESS; PYOMYOSITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATION; SCHOOL CHILD; THIGH; WEIGHT BEARING; FACTUAL DATABASE; PATHOLOGY; PELVIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; MALE; PELVIS; PYOMYOSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 82155179370     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/smj.2011.011131     Document Type: Article

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