Pyomyositis in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
- 1 September 1991
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 13 (5) , 797-802
- https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/13.5.797
Abstract
Pyomyositis is a pyogenic infection of skeletal muscle that is endemic in the tropics and is being recognized with increasing frequency in temperate climates. Wereport two cases of nonendemic pyomyositis in patients with diabetes mellitus. A review of the literature suggests that diabetes mellitus may be an important risk factor for the development of pyomyositis. Possible mechanisms of this association are discussed.Keywords
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