| CASE IN POINT: CLINICS IN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY |
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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 145-147 |
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Case of tropical myositis sans suppuration
Arun Kumar Harith1, Ajay Malik1, Mukesh Chandra2, Chandra Mohan Singh3
1 Department of Pathology, Delhi Cantt, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Radiodiagnosis, Delhi Cantt, New Delhi, India
3 Department of Orthopedic Surgery Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Arun Kumar Harith
Department of Pathology, Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, New Delhi - 110 010
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2349-0977.181512
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A rarely reported condition, tropical myositis is a microbial condition. Caused most commonly by Staphylococcus aureus, it may also be triggered by Streptococci and Gram-negative bacilli like Klebsiella. A pocket of pus, identifiable on ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging is the usual hallmark. We present a rare case of the disease in a 32-year-old patient who had tropical myositis without any pus collection. The disease ran an extremely aggressive course and despite not being immunocompromised, the patient succumbed to the condition. |
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