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Pneumococcal pyomyositis secondary to pneumonia
1Department of Clinical Microbiology, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
A case of pneumococcal pyomyositis of the brachial and shoulder region is presented. A bacteremic right lower lobe pneumonia was the source of infection. The spread of pneumococci was presumed to be blood-borne, presenting with cellulitis over the right shoulder region, progressing over 5 days to abscess formation in the right biceps muscle and right shoulder joint despite adequate antibiotic treatment.