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European Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics 5/2007

01-05-2007 | Short Report

Early diagnosis of iliopsoas pyomyositis by computed tomography and muscle biopsy in an epileptic child

Authors: Gokhan Baysoy, Kamil Gurel, Ayten P. Uyan

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 5/2007

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Excerpt

Pyomyositis is an acute pyogenic infection of the skeletal muscle due to transient bacteremia in the setting of pre-existing or concurrent muscular injury [1]. We present a case of iliopsoas pyomyositis diagnosed at the early suppurative phase by computed tomography (CT) and fine needle aspiration/biopsy (FNAB). …
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Metadata
Title
Early diagnosis of iliopsoas pyomyositis by computed tomography and muscle biopsy in an epileptic child
Authors
Gokhan Baysoy
Kamil Gurel
Ayten P. Uyan
Publication date
01-05-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 5/2007
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-006-0261-6

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