Wheel of misfortune: A unique case of MRSA pyomyositis of the adductor muscle group from blunt unicycle trauma

Wheel of misfortune: A unique case of MRSA pyomyositis of the adductor muscle group from blunt unicycle trauma

Key Clinical Message In patients with infectious symptoms and severe muscle pain, it is crucial to consider pyomyositis as a significant potential cause. A normal complete blood count should not exclude this possibility early in the course. Early advanced imaging modalities and blood cultures are cr...

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Main Authors: Jordan I. Gaelen, Toluwalase Awoyemi, Emmanuel Okematti, Meera Ramanathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-12-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
echocardiography
MRSA
pyomyositis
trauma
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8295
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Summary:Key Clinical Message In patients with infectious symptoms and severe muscle pain, it is crucial to consider pyomyositis as a significant potential cause. A normal complete blood count should not exclude this possibility early in the course. Early advanced imaging modalities and blood cultures are crucial in narrowing the differential. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is increasingly implicated.
ISSN:2050-0904

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