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Pyomyositis Affecting the Paraspinal and Iliacus Muscles in a Patient With Staphylococcus aureus Urinary Tract Infection
We report a case of a 63-year-old man who presented with a four-day history of fever, night sweats, and left lower back pain, which radiated down to his left buttock and leg. He also had a short-lived episode of chest pain and breathlessness. He had a medical history of chronic back pain, which had...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8545517/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34722010 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19003 |
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author | Javed, Hafsa Kamara, John Oyibo, Samson O |
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description | We report a case of a 63-year-old man who presented with a four-day history of fever, night sweats, and left lower back pain, which radiated down to his left buttock and leg. He also had a short-lived episode of chest pain and breathlessness. He had a medical history of chronic back pain, which had been diagnosed as sciatica three years ago. Initial investigations revealed raised inflammatory markers due to a Staphylococcus aureus urinary tract infection. Despite treatment, his inflammatory markers did not improve and the left lower back pain persisted. A magnetic resonance imaging scan demonstrated features consistent with pyomyositis of the left lumbar erector spinae (paraspinal) and iliacus muscles. After prolonged antibiotic therapy, his symptoms completely resolved. Pyomyositis is a rare tropical infection of the skeletal muscles most commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Risk factors include trauma and immunosuppression. This case highlights a nearly missed diagnosis of paraspinal and iliacus pyomyositis in patients with a background history of chronic lower back pain. Early diagnosis and treatment are pivotal in preventing serious complications such as septicemia and multi-organ failure. |
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spelling | pubmed-85455172021-10-28 Pyomyositis Affecting the Paraspinal and Iliacus Muscles in a Patient With Staphylococcus aureus Urinary Tract Infection Javed, Hafsa Kamara, John Oyibo, Samson O Cureus Emergency Medicine We report a case of a 63-year-old man who presented with a four-day history of fever, night sweats, and left lower back pain, which radiated down to his left buttock and leg. He also had a short-lived episode of chest pain and breathlessness. He had a medical history of chronic back pain, which had been diagnosed as sciatica three years ago. Initial investigations revealed raised inflammatory markers due to a Staphylococcus aureus urinary tract infection. Despite treatment, his inflammatory markers did not improve and the left lower back pain persisted. A magnetic resonance imaging scan demonstrated features consistent with pyomyositis of the left lumbar erector spinae (paraspinal) and iliacus muscles. After prolonged antibiotic therapy, his symptoms completely resolved. Pyomyositis is a rare tropical infection of the skeletal muscles most commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Risk factors include trauma and immunosuppression. This case highlights a nearly missed diagnosis of paraspinal and iliacus pyomyositis in patients with a background history of chronic lower back pain. Early diagnosis and treatment are pivotal in preventing serious complications such as septicemia and multi-organ failure. Cureus 2021-10-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8545517/ /pubmed/34722010 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19003 Text en Copyright © 2021, Javed et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Emergency Medicine Javed, Hafsa Kamara, John Oyibo, Samson O Pyomyositis Affecting the Paraspinal and Iliacus Muscles in a Patient With Staphylococcus aureus Urinary Tract Infection |
title | Pyomyositis Affecting the Paraspinal and Iliacus Muscles in a Patient With Staphylococcus aureus Urinary Tract Infection |
title_full | Pyomyositis Affecting the Paraspinal and Iliacus Muscles in a Patient With Staphylococcus aureus Urinary Tract Infection |
title_fullStr | Pyomyositis Affecting the Paraspinal and Iliacus Muscles in a Patient With Staphylococcus aureus Urinary Tract Infection |
title_full_unstemmed | Pyomyositis Affecting the Paraspinal and Iliacus Muscles in a Patient With Staphylococcus aureus Urinary Tract Infection |
title_short | Pyomyositis Affecting the Paraspinal and Iliacus Muscles in a Patient With Staphylococcus aureus Urinary Tract Infection |
title_sort | pyomyositis affecting the paraspinal and iliacus muscles in a patient with staphylococcus aureus urinary tract infection |
topic | Emergency Medicine |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8545517/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34722010 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19003 |
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