Table 1.

Reported sites of intramuscular infection and bone, liver or lung involvement[2,3]

Author	n	Site of infection	Liver/lung/bone involvement
Merkle et al[2]	8	Iliopsoas, left adductor musculature, left femur, left medial gluteal muscle, musculature of right upper leg	Yes
Rieber et al[8]	1	Paravertebral structures	Yes
Sennaroglu et al	1	Infratemporal	Yes
Von Sinner[11]	1	Pelvic	Yes
Torricelli et al[12]	14	Bone infection with adjacent soft tissue involvement in 12 cases
Aydin et al[13]	1	Cerebral	Yes
Duncan et al[4]	1	Biceps brachii	No
Dahniya et al[3]	7	5 bone infections without soft tissue involvement, 2 primary intramuscular (left shoulder, rectus femoris and vastus lateralis)	No