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. 1996 Sep;88(9):565–569.

Nontropical pyomyositis in patients with AIDS.

S J Antony 1, D S Kernodle 1
PMCID: PMC2608113  PMID: 8855647

Abstract

Nontropical pyomyositis in persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is an unusual entity with only a few cases having been described in the United States. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common organism implicated. The infection usually presents in a subacute indolent fashion with minimal inflammation. Fever and leukocytosis may be absent, and blood cultures are frequently negative. The diagnosis usually can be established by a combination of clinical features, computed tomography or ultrasound, and prompt examination of material obtained by aspiration or debridement. This article describes two cases of S aureus pyomyositis in patients with AIDS and reviews the literature relevant to this infection.

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