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Tropical pyomyositis is a rare cause of multiple abscesses of skeletal muscle. The entity is rare in temperate climates and, as its name suggests, is more common in areas such as the tropics and South Pacific. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of infection. Therapy is aggressive, with surgical debridement and drainage followed by antibiotics. We report an unusual case of tropical myositis which simulated tumor recurrence in a patient without the typical risk factors associated with tropical pyomyositis.
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Pretorius, E., Hruban, R. & Fishman, E. Tropical pyomyositis: imaging findings and a review of the literature. Skeletal Radiol 25, 576–579 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560050139
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560050139