The Importance of Imaging in the Diagnosis of Rectus Femoris Pyomyositis in a 35 Day-Old-Infant | Zendy

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The Importance of Imaging in the Diagnosis of Rectus Femoris Pyomyositis in a 35 Day-Old-Infant

Author(s) -

Nurdan Uraş

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

forbes journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2757-5241

pISSN - 2717-9443

DOI - 10.5222/forbes.2020.54264

Subject(s) - pyomyositis , limp , medicine , hip pain , presentation (obstetrics) , rectus femoris muscle , magnetic resonance imaging , septic arthritis , abscess , radiology , surgery , arthritis , physical medicine and rehabilitation , electromyography

Pyomyositis affecting the muscles around the hip may present with characteristics similar to those bof septic arthritis, which are challenging to diagnose due to their rare and vague presentation. Herein, we present a 35-day-old –male nfant with fever, restriction of hip and right limp movement and magnetic resonance imaging finding indicating rectus femoris pyomyositis.

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