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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) 2019; 54(02): 214-218
DOI: 10.1016/j.rboe.2017.09.005
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Piriformis Pyomyositis in a Patient with Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease – A Case Report and Literature Review[*]

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Antônio Augusto Guimarães Barros
1   Hospital Madre Teresa, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
,
Cláudio Beling Gonçalves Soares
1   Hospital Madre Teresa, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
,
Eduardo Frois Temponi
1   Hospital Madre Teresa, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
,
Victor Atsushi Kasuya Barbosa
1   Hospital Madre Teresa, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
,
Luiz Eduardo Moreira Teixeira
1   Hospital Madre Teresa, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
,
George Grammatopoulos
2   The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canadá
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13 September 2017

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Abstract

Primary pyomyositis is a deep bacterial infection of the skeletal muscle. If left undiagnosed and untreated, the infection spreads, leading to sepsis, septic shock, and even death. The authors report a 23-year-old female presenting with piriformis pyomyositis during a treatment for Kikuchi–Fujimoto disease. Pyomyositis is a rare but potentially severe infection, which can lead to septic shock. The present case shows the need for a high degree of clinical suspicion for patients with compromised immune systems to begin treatment at an early stage. The literature demonstrates that outcomes of the treatment of piriformis pyomyositis are good.

Keywords

pyomyositis - staphylococcus aureus - histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis

* Work performed in the Hospital Madre Teresa, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil in association with The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada.


 

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