Neisseria gonorrhoeae pyomyositis complicated by compartment syndrome: A rare manifestation of disseminated gonococcal infection

Pyomyositis is a rare manifestation of disseminated gonococcal infection with few reported cases. A review of the literature reveals no such cases complicated by compartment syndrome. We present the first reported case of disseminated gonococcal infection presenting with pyomyositis complicated by c...

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Autor principal: Jensen, Maxwell
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7695882/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33294370
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00985
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description Pyomyositis is a rare manifestation of disseminated gonococcal infection with few reported cases. A review of the literature reveals no such cases complicated by compartment syndrome. We present the first reported case of disseminated gonococcal infection presenting with pyomyositis complicated by compartment syndrome. Prompt surgical intervention and appropriate antimicrobial therapy are key components in management of this disease state.
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spelling pubmed-76958822020-12-07 Neisseria gonorrhoeae pyomyositis complicated by compartment syndrome: A rare manifestation of disseminated gonococcal infection Jensen, Maxwell IDCases Case Report Pyomyositis is a rare manifestation of disseminated gonococcal infection with few reported cases. A review of the literature reveals no such cases complicated by compartment syndrome. We present the first reported case of disseminated gonococcal infection presenting with pyomyositis complicated by compartment syndrome. Prompt surgical intervention and appropriate antimicrobial therapy are key components in management of this disease state. Elsevier 2020-10-10 /pmc/articles/PMC7695882/ /pubmed/33294370 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00985 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae pyomyositis complicated by compartment syndrome: A rare manifestation of disseminated gonococcal infection
title Neisseria gonorrhoeae pyomyositis complicated by compartment syndrome: A rare manifestation of disseminated gonococcal infection
title_full Neisseria gonorrhoeae pyomyositis complicated by compartment syndrome: A rare manifestation of disseminated gonococcal infection
title_fullStr Neisseria gonorrhoeae pyomyositis complicated by compartment syndrome: A rare manifestation of disseminated gonococcal infection
title_full_unstemmed Neisseria gonorrhoeae pyomyositis complicated by compartment syndrome: A rare manifestation of disseminated gonococcal infection
title_short Neisseria gonorrhoeae pyomyositis complicated by compartment syndrome: A rare manifestation of disseminated gonococcal infection
title_sort neisseria gonorrhoeae pyomyositis complicated by compartment syndrome: a rare manifestation of disseminated gonococcal infection
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7695882/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33294370
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00985
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