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Tropical pyomyositis.

[pyomyositis]

Tropical pyomyositis is characterized by suppuration within skeletal muscles, manifesting as single or multiple abscesses. Though primarily a disease of tropics, it is increasingly being reported from temperate regions in immunosuppressed patients. However, India has only few sporadic case reports.The aim of this study is to evaluate the causative organisms, clinical presentations, diagnostic modalities, treatment protocols and outcome data in tropical pyomyositis patients.The study was carried out in Nilratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata over 3 years (July 2010 to June 2013). A total of 12 patients were diagnosed with tropical pyomyositis (confirmed with aspiration and culture of pus from muscle). All the investigation and treatment data were recorded systematically.The presenting feature was high fever and myalgia in all 12 patients. Quadriceps femoris was the most commonly involved muscle (50%); followed by iliopsoas (25%). Culture of the aspirate showed Staphylococcus aureus in nine patients (75%), Klebsiella pneumonia in one patient (8.33%) and no growth in two patients (16.67%) even after tubercular and fungal culture.Tropical pyomyositis can affect immune-competent individuals. S. aureus is the most commonly cultured organism. Immediate initiation of appropriate antibiotics and surgical debridement are required to avoid complications. The prognosis remains excellent if promptly treated.

Diseases presenting "aspiration" symptom

  • adrenal incidentaloma
  • allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
  • carcinoma of the gallbladder
  • cholangiocarcinoma
  • congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  • cowden syndrome
  • cushing syndrome
  • cutaneous mastocytosis
  • dedifferentiated liposarcoma
  • erdheim-chester disease
  • esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
  • familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia
  • focal myositis
  • hodgkin lymphoma, classical
  • legionellosis
  • liposarcoma
  • megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome
  • neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy
  • pleomorphic liposarcoma
  • pyomyositis
  • waldenström macroglobulinemia
  • well-differentiated liposarcoma
  • x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy

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