Pyomyositis

Orpha code: 764OMIM code:

Definition

Pyomyositis (PM) is a rare primary bacterial infection of the skeletal muscle, usually resulting from hematogenous spread or due to muscle injury, and characterized by pain and tenderness in the affected muscle, fever and abscess formation.

Disease data
Classification

Disease

Synonyms
Myositis purulenta tropica
Myositis purulenta tropica
PM
Ropne zapalenie mięśni
Tropikalne ropne zapalenie mięśni
Tropikalne zapalenie mięśni
Myositis tropicans
PM
Suppurative myositis
Tropical pyomyositis
ORPHA code
764
OMIM code
-
ICD10 code
M60.0
ICD11 code
FB30

No additional description.

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