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Laparoscopic management of abdominopelvic abscesses in tropical pyomyositis
Niten Singh1, Jeffery M Nelson, Michael A J Sawyer
1Department of Surgery, University of Hawaii and Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu 96859-5000, USA.
Abstract:
Tropical pyomyositis is a suppurative infectious disease of skeletal muscles. The most common causative organism is Staphylococcus aureus. Penicillin-resistant strains are frequently encountered. Abscesses may develop in muscle groups or body cavities remotely located from one another. We report a case of tropical pyomyositis presenting as a suppurative process in the left foreleg. Further workup, including CT scanning, demonstrated large, multi-loculated intraabdominal and pelvic abscesses. The abdominal and pelvic components were managed by laparoscopic exploration and drainage. This is the first known report of laparoscopic management of abdominopelvic abscesses associated with tropical pyomyositis.
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