Tropical pyomyositis presenting as sepsis with acute respiratory distress syndrome
Tropical pyomyositis presenting as sepsis with acute respiratory distress syndrome作者机构:Department of MedicineKasturba Medical College
出 版 物:《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine》 (亚太热带医药杂志(英文版))
年 卷 期:2011年第4卷第4期
页 面:325-327页
核心收录:
学科分类:1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1002[医学-临床医学] 100401[医学-流行病与卫生统计学] 10[医学]
主 题:Tropical pyomyositis Staphylococcus aureus Sepsis Acute respiratory distress syndrome
摘 要:Tropical pyomyositis is an underdiagnosed *** reported a 35 year old male farmer,who presented with septicemia and acute respiratory distress syndrome due to pyomyositis involving the paraspinal *** of the pus grew methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, and the patient recovered after surgical drainage and antibiotic treatment Diagnostic delays can be avoided if tropical pyomyositis is considered as a differential diagnosis in patients with septicemia.