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Oesophageal pyomyositis in an intravenous drug user.

[pyomyositis]

An inflammatory or infectious disease of the oesophagus occurring in tissue layers beneath but sparing the mucosa may pose a diagnostic challenge. Bacterial pyomyositis has been previously reported occurring mostly in the skeletal muscle. Pyomyositis involving the gastrointestinal tract is extremely rare, and may easily be misdiagnosed due to its nonspecific clinical features. We report a case of an intravenous drug user who presented with oesophageal pyomyositis. Early computed tomography facilitated accurate diagnosis. Adequate drainage followed by antibiotic treatment was effective and the oesophagus was preserved. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a case of oesophageal myositis in an intravenous drug user.

Diseases presenting "skeletal muscle" symptom

  • cadasil
  • epidermolysis bullosa simplex
  • esophageal adenocarcinoma
  • focal myositis
  • hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis
  • inclusion body myositis
  • lamellar ichthyosis
  • neuralgic amyotrophy
  • pleomorphic liposarcoma
  • pyomyositis
  • pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency
  • systemic capillary leak syndrome
  • well-differentiated liposarcoma

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