Purulent infectious myositis (PIM)
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Purulent infectious myositis (PIM). This is a pyogenic infection of skeletal muscles. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Pathology
- This is a pyogenic infection of skeletal muscles
- It manifests as single or multiple abscesses
- The quadriceps femoris is the most frequently affected muscle
Causes
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Risk factors
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Clinical features
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Muscle imaging
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Other investigations
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Treatment
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Synonym
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References
- Habeych ME, Trinh T, Crum-Cianflone NF. Purulent infectious myositis (formerly tropical pyomyositis). J Neurol Sci 2020; 413:116767.
- Chattopadhyay B, Mukhopadhyay M, Chatterjee A, Biswas PK, Chatterjee N, Debnath NB. Tropical pyomyositis. N Am J Med Sci 2013; 5:600-603.
- Molina B, Pogossian A, De Moreuil C, Rouvière B, Le Berre R. Infectious myositis. Rev Med Interne 2020; 41:241-249.
- Das S, Shaikh O, Gaur NK, Vijayakumar C, Kumbhar U. Fulminant necrotizing pyomyositis tropicans. Cureus 2022; 14:e21767.
