Isolated abscess in superior rectus muscle in a child

Pyomyositis is a primary bacterial infection of striated muscles nearly always caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Development of the intramuscular abscess involving the extra-ocular muscles (EOMs) remains an extremely rare process. We herein present a case of isolated EOM pyomyositis involving superio...

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Main Authors: Sushank Ashok Bhalerao, Kamaljeet Singh, Birendra Yadav, Ravindra Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2015;volume=63;issue=3;spage=284;epage=286;aulast=Bhalerao