Primary Suppurative Myositis in Children
- 1 March 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
- Vol. 133 (3) , 263-265
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130030039005
Abstract
• Primary suppurative myositis is rare in the United States when compared with the incidence of disease in the tropics. Clinically, it may mimic many of the more common diseases, such as hematoma, osteomyelitis, arthritis, or appendiceal abscess. It usually has a benign course, with complete recovery after appropriate treatment. Prolonged morbidity and an increased mortality may result from unfamiliarity with this entity. Six children had primary suppurative myositis; one died as a result of perforation of a psoas abscess into the dural sac causing staphylococcal meningitis. (Am J Dis Child 133:263-265, 1979)This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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