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Descriptor
English
:
Pyomyositis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Piomiositis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Piomiosite
Synonyms
English
:
Tropical Myositis
Myositis, Tropical
Tree Number:
C01.539.830.767
C05.651.594.909
C10.668.491.562.787
Definition
English
:
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.
History Note
English
:
2007
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
52094
Unique Identifier:
D052880
Occurrence in VHL
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