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March 1979, Vol 133, No. 3 >
Article | March 1979

Primary Suppurative Myositis in Children FREE

Sayomporn Sirinavin, MD; George H. McCracken, MD
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Am J Dis Child. 1979;133(3):263-265. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130030039005.
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• Primary suppurative myositis is rare in the United States when compared with the incidence of disease in the tropics. Clinically, it may mimic many of the more common diseases, such as hematoma, osteomyelitis, arthritis, or appendiceal abscess. It usually has a benign course, with complete recovery after appropriate treatment. Prolonged morbidity and an increased mortality may result from unfamiliarity with this entity. Six children had primary suppurative myositis; one died as a result of perforation of a psoas abscess into the dural sac causing staphylococcal meningitis.

(Am J Dis Child 133:263-265, 1979)

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References

1 +
Adams RD: Diseases of Muscle: A Study in Pathology , ed 3. New York, Harper & Bros, 1974;, p 318.
2 +
Levin MJ, Gardner P:  "Tropical" pyomyositis: An unusual infection due to S aureus . N Engl J Med 284:196-198, 1971;.
Link to Article
3 +
Altrocchi PH:  Spontaneous bacterial myositis . JAMA 217:819-820, 1971;.
Link to Article
4 +
Echeverria P:  "Tropical pyomyositis": A diagnostic problem in temperate climates . Am J Dis Child 129:856-857, 1975;.
5 +
Jordan GW:  Staphylococcal myositis in a compromised host . West J Med 124:140-143, 1976;.
6 +
MacLaurin JP:  Spontaneous streptococcal myositis associated with disseminated intravascular coagulopathy . J Am Osteop Assoc 76:675-678, 1977;.
7 +
Horn CV, Master S:  Pyomyositis tropicans in Uganda . East Afr Med J 45:463-471, 1968;.
8 +
Coots D, Gelfand M:  Tropical myositis in Rhodesian Africans . J Trop Med Hyg 80:9-10, 1977;.
9 +
Taylor JF:  Pyomyositis: A clinicopathological study based on 19 autopsy cases . East Afr Med J 47:493-501, 1970;.
10 +
Barett AM, Greshom GA:  Acute streptococcal myositis . Lancet 1:347-351, 1958;.
Link to Article
11 +
Svane S:  Peracute spontaneous streptococcal myositis . Acta Chir Scand 137:155-163, 1971;.
12 +
Vuori EE:  Two cases of primary suppurative psoas myositis . Acta Chir Scand 96:87-95, 1948;.

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