A Rare Case of Tropical Pyomyositis

Tropical myositis is a primary muscle abscess arising within the skeletal muscle which strictly excludes intermuscular abscesses, abscesses extending from adjoining bone/subcutaneous tissues, and those secondary to previous septicemia. The purpose of the case report is to bring awareness for tropical pyomyositis and the importance of early detection and culture-guided initiation of IV antibiotics for salvaging adjoining joints and prevention of other complications such as deep venous thrombosis and septic emboli, metastatic abscesses and dissemination, septicemia and septic shock and toxic shock syndrome. Keywords: Tropical pyomyositis, abscess, antibiotics