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Bifocal pyomyositis in a 3-year-old child with eczema: a case report

Volume: 45 Number: 2 May 3, 2011
  • Grigorios Mitsionis
  • Nikolaos K. Paschos
  • Grigorios Manoudis
  • Theodoros A. Xenakis
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Bifocal pyomyositis in a 3-year-old child with eczema: a case report

Abstract

Pyomyositis is an infection of the skeletal muscles, resulting in a pus-filled abscess. Immunodeficiency of the patient is considered to play an important role in pathogenesis. We report a case of a 3-year-old child, who presented with multifocal pyomyositis in the gastrocnemius muscle, extending to the posterior muscles of the thigh. Even though there was no evidence of immunodeficiency, the presence of atopic eczema in the big toe of the affected limb could interfere with the immune system response, and therefore, could be associated with pyomyositis. The increasing incidence of pyomyositis in non-tropical areas and its severe complications requires an acute clinical awareness.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

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Grigorios Mitsionis This is me

Nikolaos K. Paschos This is me

Grigorios Manoudis This is me

Theodoros A. Xenakis This is me

Publication Date

May 3, 2011

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March 11, 2014

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Year 2011 Volume: 45 Number: 2

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APA
Mitsionis, G., K. Paschos, N., Manoudis, G., & A. Xenakis, T. (2011). Bifocal pyomyositis in a 3-year-old child with eczema: a case report. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 45(2), 120-123. https://izlik.org/JA35EA57RM
AMA
1.Mitsionis G, K. Paschos N, Manoudis G, A. Xenakis T. Bifocal pyomyositis in a 3-year-old child with eczema: a case report. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2011;45(2):120-123. https://izlik.org/JA35EA57RM
Chicago
Mitsionis, Grigorios, Nikolaos K. Paschos, Grigorios Manoudis, and Theodoros A. Xenakis. 2011. “Bifocal Pyomyositis in a 3-Year-Old Child With Eczema: A Case Report”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 45 (2): 120-23. https://izlik.org/JA35EA57RM.
EndNote
Mitsionis G, K. Paschos N, Manoudis G, A. Xenakis T (May 1, 2011) Bifocal pyomyositis in a 3-year-old child with eczema: a case report. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 45 2 120–123.
IEEE
[1]G. Mitsionis, N. K. Paschos, G. Manoudis, and T. A. Xenakis, “Bifocal pyomyositis in a 3-year-old child with eczema: a case report”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 120–123, May 2011, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA35EA57RM
ISNAD
Mitsionis, Grigorios - K. Paschos, Nikolaos - Manoudis, Grigorios - A. Xenakis, Theodoros. “Bifocal Pyomyositis in a 3-Year-Old Child With Eczema: A Case Report”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 45/2 (May 1, 2011): 120-123. https://izlik.org/JA35EA57RM.
JAMA
1.Mitsionis G, K. Paschos N, Manoudis G, A. Xenakis T. Bifocal pyomyositis in a 3-year-old child with eczema: a case report. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2011;45:120–123.
MLA
Mitsionis, Grigorios, et al. “Bifocal Pyomyositis in a 3-Year-Old Child With Eczema: A Case Report”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 45, no. 2, May 2011, pp. 120-3, https://izlik.org/JA35EA57RM.
Vancouver
1.Grigorios Mitsionis, Nikolaos K. Paschos, Grigorios Manoudis, Theodoros A. Xenakis. Bifocal pyomyositis in a 3-year-old child with eczema: a case report. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2011 May 1;45(2):120-3. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA35EA57RM