Temperate pyomyositis as a complication of Staphylococcus aureus septicemia
| Autor: | James D. Birchall |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Pyomyositis Creatine Gastroenterology chemistry.chemical_compound Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime Diabetes mellitus Internal medicine Sepsis medicine Leukocytes Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Radionuclide Imaging Travel Tropical Climate biology Myositis business.industry General Medicine Staphylococcal Infections medicine.disease Trunk Surgery Radiography chemistry Shock (circulatory) biology.protein Creatine kinase medicine.symptom Radiopharmaceuticals business Complication Staphylococcus aureus septicemia |
| Zdroj: | Clinical nuclear medicine. 30(12) |
| ISSN: | 0363-9762 |
| Popis: | A 44-year-old man recently returning from vacation to a temperate country presented with acute renal failure and staphylococcal toxic shock. There was no history of impaired immunofunction or diabetes mellitus. Initial laboratory investigations revealed a urea of 40.1 mmol/L, creatine of 808 mmol/L, creatine phosphokinase 514, and an elevated C-reactive protein of 440. To assess for a potential focal source of infection, a Tc-99m HMPAO-labeled leukocyte study was performed, which demonstrated avid increased uptake in the muscles of the trunk and proximal extremities, particularly within the muscles of the left forearm. |
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