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Intermuscular hydatid cyst in the thigh musculature: a case report.
J Med Case Rep
December 2024
School of Medicine, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Amhara, Ethiopia.
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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHypermucoviscous presenting as sternocleidomastoid pyomyositis with subsequent lower extremity necrotising fasciitis.
BMJ Case Rep
December 2024
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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPyomyositis Due to a Rare Fungal Infection-Findings on 68Ga-NOTA UBI PET/CT.
Clin Nucl Med
December 2024
From the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India.
It is very rare to see fungal arthritis and pyomyositis in immunocompetent patients. Here, we report a case of Scedosporium infection in an immunocompetent patient with interesting 18F-FDG PET/CT and 68Ga-NOTA UBI PET/CT findings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdolescent Hip Pain Due to Iliopsoas Abscess.
Cureus
October 2024
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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMusculoskeletal infections associated with species: a case series.
J Bone Jt Infect
September 2024
Division of Public Health, Infectious Diseases and Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
: is an uncommon pathogen that has been reported to infect musculoskeletal structures. However, studies are largely limited to case reports, and little is known regarding management and outcomes of these infections. : We performed a multicenter retrospective cohort study of adults with culture-confirmed musculoskeletal infections at three Mayo Clinic centers in Arizona, Florida, and Minnesota from November 2011 through April 2022.
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