Tropical pyomyositis: Imaging findings and a review of the literature

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 576-579

  Scott Pretorius, E ^a   Hruban, Ralph H ^a   Fishman, Elliot K ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Muscle, abscess; Pyomyositis; Tropical pyomyositis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOMYOSITIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TROPICS;

ABSCESS; ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYOSITIS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SUPPURATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 9444288677     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560050139     Document Type: Article

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