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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

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Pyomyositis in children: report of three cases and review of the literature

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology volume 8, pages 29–32 (2007)Cite this article

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In temperate places, pyomyositis is uncommon in children and adolescents. We report 3 cases of pyomyositis in boys aged 11, 13 and 16 years.

Staphylococcus aureus was the etiologic agent in all cases. Antibiotics therapy alone, or associated to surgical treatment was performed to resolve the infections. We describe the clinical and radiological work-up used to arrive at a diagnosis, and review the literature on this infection, which could be easily misdiagnosed because of its rarity outside of tropical climates.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

    C. Gigante & S. Turra

  2. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, San Bortolo Civil Hospital, Via Rodolfi 37, I-36100, Vicenza, Italy

    A. Borgo

  3. Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

    G. Cecchetto

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Correspondence to A. Borgo.

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Gigante, C., Borgo, A., Cecchetto, G. et al. Pyomyositis in children: report of three cases and review of the literature. J Orthopaed Traumatol 8, 29–32 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10195-007-0158-9

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