1990•Pediatrics InternationalRequires access
Diagnosis of Iliopsoas Pyomyositis by Ultrasonography and CT
Masahiro Matsuda, Mitsuru Tagaya, Yoshiharu Kikawa, Yosuke Shigematsu, Yukuo Konishi, Masakatsu Sudo
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Abstract
A patient with iliopsoas muscle pyomyositis was successfully treated with intravenous antibiotics alone. The diagnosis was made by ultrasonography and X-ray computed tomography after five days of spiking fevers. Ultrasonography and X-ray computed tomography revealed swelling of the muscle body but no abscess formation. We emphasize the usefulness of early diagnostic imaging to allow conservative treatment of iliopsoas muscle pyomyositis.