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Introduction: Echinococcus granulosus, a tapeworm, is responsible for causing hydatid disease. Hydatid cysts rarely affect the musculoskeletal system, occurring in less than 5% of cases. This case report presents the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of muscle echinococcosis.
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Infectious Diseases, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is a severe, rapidly progressing infection of the muscular fascia and subcutaneous tissue. Monomicrobial NF from hypermucoviscous (hvKP-NF) is rare but highly virulent, most common in East Asia. This report reviews a unique case of hvKP-NF in a US male in his 40s with undiagnosed diabetes mellitus, presenting with severe sepsis, neck swelling and calf pain.
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Department of Pediatrics, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Ave, Guimarães, PRT.
Hip pain in children and adolescents poses a diagnostic challenge due to various underlying causes, ranging from benign to severe conditions. Presented here is the case of an otherwise healthy 14-year-old boy who arrived at the emergency department with a two-day history of left hip pain, limping, fever, anorexia, and vomiting. Upon physical examination, tenderness was noted upon palpation of the left sacroiliac joint and with mobilization of the left lower limb.
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Primary pyomyositis, also known as tropical pyomyositis, is a primary bacterial infection of skeletal muscle following hematogenous infections. It is primarily caused by or Group A and predominantly affects children and young adults. Although rarely observed in temperate climates, its prevalence appears to be increasing.
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Department of Infectious Diseases, İstanbul Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye.
Pyomyositis, often caused by , is a rare primary infection of skeletal muscle and is usually associated with abscess formation. Pyomyositis caused by s is extremely rare. In this paper, by presenting a case of tuberculous pyomyositis, we tried to provide a simple answer to the question of when we should consider in the etiology of pyomyositis.
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