Pyomyositis is a term used to denote primary pyogenic infection of a skeletal muscle. It is a rare disease that was first described in immunodeficient patients living in tropical climates. Lately, however, cases involving healthy children have been described in temperate climates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The main objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of social and psychological problems, risk behaviors, and depression symptoms in a population of adolescents consulting in a Pediatric Emergency Department of a general hospital, and compare these according to the reasons for consulting.
Methods: Observational monocentric study, in the Pediatric Emergency Department of a general hospital in Britany, France, between January and September 2013, using a questionnaire dispensed to 12- to 18-year-old adolescents. The questions covered habits, school, symptoms, risk behaviors, and depression symptoms.