Obturator internus pyomyositis: iatrogenic haematogenous spread.

[pyomyositis]

Obturator internus pyomyositis is a rare disorder that should be on the differential diagnosis in a child who presents with a fever , limp , abdominal or groin pain . We present a case of a 5 -year -old girl successfully treated with open drainage following failed medical management . We postulate the source of infection to be secondary to an infected elastic stable intramedullary nail in the forearm that was protruding through the skin .