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Peter George
Peter George
Father Muller Medical College,
Father Muller Road, Mangalore, S 575002
India
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Case Report
Tropical Pyomyositis-an Emerging Multi-Disciplinary Emergency
Author(s): Peter George and Mukhtharahamed BendigeriPeter George and Mukhtharahamed Bendigeri
Tropical pyomyositis, characterised by suppuration of single or multiple skeletal muscles is a challenge for Clinicians. It occurs mostly in diabetics and is caused by Staphylococcus aureus. We report a case of tropical pyomyositis in a 55 year old diabetic woman, who was referred to us with features of sepsis. She was managed with broad spectrum antibiotics, insulin, hemodynamic monitoring and multiple surgical drainages. There was delay in diagnosis due to its clinical resemblance with other tropical infectious diseases. Physicians irrespective of their geographic location should identify and manage this potentially life threatening but curable condition, with multidisciplinary approach. .. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2329-9088.1000114