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Electromyographic diagnosis of multifocal pyomyositis
Author(s) -
Spolter Yonatan S.,
Katirji Bashar,
Preston David C.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.24449
Subject(s) - pyomyositis , medicine , myositis , electromyography , physical medicine and rehabilitation , anatomy , surgery , abscess
: Multifocal pyomyositis is a rare inflammatory myopathy caused by bacterial infection and abscess formation in multiple skeletal muscles. To date, electromyography (EMG) of pyomyositis has not been reported. Methods : We describe the EMG findings of a patient with pathologically proven multifocal pyomyositis. Results and Conclusions : Muscles affected by pyomyositis demonstrate EMG features similar to those of other inflammatory myopathies. Other features such as acute entrapment neuropathy may exist concomitantly due to nerve compression from muscle abscess formation. Muscle Nerve 51 : 293–296, 2015