Open AccessA 12-year-old child with trichinellosis, pyomyositis and secondary osteomyelitis
Author(s) -
Pebam Sudesh,
Vijay Goni,
Sandeep Patel,
Vishal Kumar,
Saurabh Rawall,
Kamal Bali
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.93769
Subject(s) - pyomyositis , osteomyelitis , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , magnetic resonance imaging , modalities , pediatrics , radiology , surgery , abscess , social science , sociology
Trichinellosis is a parasitic infestation affecting the skeletal muscles. Cases of trichinellosis in humans have been reported from most regions of the world. However, a review of literature revealed only two reported cases of human trichinellosis in India. Further, a diagnosis of superimposed pyomyositis in trichinellosis with secondary osteomyelitis has not been reported to our knowledge. This article reports this rare case presentation in a 12-year-old child. Timely intervention helped prevent long-term morbidity in our patient. In our case report, we also discuss in detail the pathogenesis of such a condition and discuss the role of imaging modalities and an early magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to diagnose the condition and start an early treatment.