[Multifocal pyomyositis after being hit by a truncheon in Gabon].

[pyomyositis]

Pyomyositis is an acute primary bacterial infection of striated muscle . It affects mainly but not only immunocompromised patients , especially in tropical areas . The responsible microbe is often found to be Staphylococcus aureus . We report here the case of an immunocompetent 17 -year -old with multifocal pyomyositis from which S . aureus was isolated two weeks after he was hit with a truncheon .