 Pyomyositis
"Pyomyositis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An intramuscular suppuration of the large skeletal muscle groups. It is associated with INFECTION such as STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS and PYODERMA. It was known as a tropical disease but is increasing among the immunocompromised (IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST). Symptoms include muscle pain, FEVER, and leucocytosis. It has been diagnosed by MRI SCANS.
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D052880
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.830.767 C05.651.594.909 C10.668.491.562.787
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pyomyositis" by people in Profiles.
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MacBrayne CE, DeVine MN, Pearce K, Donaldson N, Parker SK, Searns JB. Identifying predictors for source culture positivity in children with acute musculoskeletal infections. Diagnosis (Berl). 2022 08 01; 9(3):359-363.
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DeVine MN, MacBrayne CE, Williams MC, Pearce K, Wickstrom K, Donaldson N, Parker SK, Searns JB. Long-Term Impact of a Clinical Care Guideline for Pediatric Acute Musculoskeletal Infections: Are Improved Outcomes Sustainable? Hosp Pediatr. 2020 12; 10(12):1107-1113.
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Spruiell MD, Searns JB, Heare TC, Roberts JL, Wylie E, Pyle L, Donaldson N, Stewart JR, Heizer H, Reese J, Scott HF, Pearce K, Anderson CJ, Erickson M, Parker SK. Clinical Care Guideline for Improving Pediatric Acute Musculoskeletal Infection Outcomes. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Sep 01; 6(3):e86-e93.
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Hernandez FJ, Huang L, Olson ME, Powers KM, Hernandez LI, Meyerholz DK, Thedens DR, Behlke MA, Horswill AR, McNamara JO. Noninvasive imaging of Staphylococcus aureus infections with a nuclease-activated probe. Nat Med. 2014 Mar; 20(3):301-6.
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