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10436659

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-11-24
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case of tropical pyomyositis in a boy who presented with a severe febrile illness associated with diffuse erythema, and swelling in many areas of the body which revealed on operation extensive necrotic areas of various muscles that required repeated débridement. The patient gave a history of contact with dogs, and an ELISA test for Toxocara canis was positive. He also presented eosinophilia and high serum IgE levels. Staphylococcus aureus was the sole bacteria isolated from the muscles affected. We suggest that tropical pyomyositis may be caused by the presence of migrating larvae of this or other parasites in the muscles. The immunologic and structural alterations caused by the larvae, in the presence of concomitant bacteremia, would favour seeding of the bacteria and the development of pyomyositis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0036-4665
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
383-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Visceral larva migrans and tropical pyomyositis: a case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina da UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. lamber@net.em.com.br
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't