Veillonella Myositis in an Immunocompromised Patient
- 1 September 1995
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 21 (3) , 678-679
- https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/21.3.678
Abstract
Infectious myositis is rather uncommon. When caused by anaerobic organisms, myositis is usually polymicrobial. Trauma, ischemia, or a contiguous focus of infection is often an antecedent of myositis. We report a case of monomicrobial veillonella myositis in an immunocompromised patient. The infection responded to debridement and therapy with metronidazole.Keywords
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