An unusual presentation of tropical pyomyositis
Sudha, V.; Abhishek, M.; Shashikiran, U.; Annappa, K.; Mukhyaprana, M.P.
Medical Journal of Malaysia 60(2): 229-231
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-5283 PMID: 16114167 Document Number: 590292
Tropical pyomyositis is a primary pyogenic infection of skeletal muscle, often caused by Staphylococcus aureus. The most common presentation of tropical pyomyositis is that of multiple acute abscesses with fever. Hepatitis is a rare manifestation of this disease. We report a case of tropical pyomyositis who presented with hepatic encephalopathy leading to initial diagnostic dilemma.