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Non-tropical thoraco-abdominal pyomyositis caused by group A streptococcus in an immunocompetent adult
1Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia. kate.cherry@med.monash.edu.au
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|January 5, 2002
Abstract:
We present a case of group A streptococcal pyomyositis of the thoraco-abdominal wall of an immunocompetent adult. This diagnosis was made when soft tissue swelling was seen on chest X-ray. Complete recovery followed drainage of the collection and short-course i.v. penicillin. The importance, diagnosis and treatment of pyomyositis are outlined.