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Pyomyositis

Disease Pyogenic liver abscessPyorrhea

pyomyositis
pama sats noun inflammation of a muscle caused by staphylococci or streptococci
pyonephrosis ...

 


One type of infectious myositis is called pyomyositis, a bacterial infection that causes one or more pockets of pus (abscesses) inside a muscle. It usually is caused by Staphylococcus ("staph") bacteria.

Other, less common complications include abscesses, pyomyositis, osteomyelitis, pericarditis, and perihepatitis (Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome).

Infections/infestations of the muscle such as staphylococcal abscess (pyomyositis) or trichinosis
Generalized infections such as influenza, malaria, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, polio, leptospirosis, rat bite fever, measles or rheumatic fever ...

See also: Myositis, Symptom, Fever, Abscess, Rheum

Disease Pyogenic liver abscessPyorrhea

 
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