Multifocal extraocular muscle pyomyositis: A case report and review of literature
| Autor: | Dinesh Selva, Mingkwan Lumyongsatien, Patcharaporn Chandraparnik |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pyomyositis business.industry Rare entity Anatomy Extraocular muscles medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Ophthalmology 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Oculomotor Muscles 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Drainage Humans Medicine Orbital cellulitis Tomography X-Ray Computed 030223 otorhinolaryngology business Orbital abscess |
| Zdroj: | Orbit. 40:258-262 |
| ISSN: | 1744-5108 0167-6830 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01676830.2020.1768558 |
| Popis: | Pyomyositis is a rare condition which occurs most often in large skeletal muscles. Pyomyositis of extraocular muscles is a very rare entity. The authors describe a case of 2 sites of pyomyositis of extraocular muscles. A 20-year-old man presented with right periocular pain, redness, and proptosis for 1 week.Computed tomography showed well-circumscribed masses with enhancing rims in the medial and inferior rectus muscles. The patient underwent orbital drainage surgery and received an intravenous antibiotic. Haemoculture and pus culture could not identify an organism. Systemic steroid was administered after the infection was controlled, in regard to scar prevention. |
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