Manuel Vargas Péreza, Beatriz González Gómezb, Fernando Baquero Artigaoc
aServicio de Pediatría. Hospital de Poniente. El Ejido. Almería. España.
bServicio de Pediatría. Unidad de Infecciosas y Patología Tropical. Hospital Universitario Infantil La Paz. Madrid. España.
cSociedad Española de Infectología Pediátrica (SEIP). España.
Correspondence: M Vargas. E-mail: vargasperezm@gmail.com
Reference of this article: Vargas Pérez M, González Gómez B, Baquero Artigao F. Pyomyositis of unusual location. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2016;18:e101-e105.
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Abstract
We report the case of a nine-year-old girl who presents a post-traumatic sternocleidomastoid tumoration with final diagnosis of pyomyositis. Symptomatology, diagnostic tests, treatment and main differential diagnosis are reviewed.
Keywords
● Abscess ● Pyomyositis ● Staphylococcus aureus ● Ultrasonography
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