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pyomyositis /pyo·myo·si·tis/ (-mi″o-si´tis) an acute bacterial infection of skeletal muscle, usually seen in the tropics, most commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus.

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Suppurative inflammation of muscle tissue characterized by abscesses, carbuncles, or infected sinuses.

pyomyositis

purulent myositis characterized by suppurating masses in the muscle.

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gonococcal pyomyositis			Based on clinical and magnetic resonance imaging data, the diagnosis was cellulitis, pyomyositis, and pelvic multiloculated abscess of the buttock. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 ... by Pan, Angelo; Battisti, Antonio; Zoncada, Alessia; Bernieri, Francesco; Boldini, Massimo; Franco, Ale / Emerging Infectious Diseases INTRODUCTION Pyomyositis is a subacute infection of skeletal muscles, most commonly involving the quadriceps, followed by the gluteal muscles and iliopsoas,1,2 with a mortality rate of up to 3. Piriformis pyomyositis: a report of three cases by C H Wong and S H Choi and K Y Wong / Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery Stenotrophomonas maltophilia septicemia with pyomyositis in a chemotherapy-treated patient. Nosocomial Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infections in children: ... by Celebi, Solmaz; Kavurt, Sumru; Hacimustafaoglu, Mustafa / Journal of Pediatric Infection			pyocyanin pyocyanogenic pyocyins pyocyst pyocystitis pyoderma pyoderma gangrenosum pyodermatitis pyodermia pyogenesis pyogenic Pyogenic arthritis pyogenic exotoxin pyogenic granuloma pyogenic infection pyogenic microorganisms pyogranuloma pyohemia pyohemothorax pyohydronephrosis pyoid pyolabyrinthitis pyometra pyometritis pyomyoma pyomyositis pyonephritis pyonephrolithiasis pyonephrosis pyopagus pyopericarditis pyopericardium pyoperitoneum pyoperitonitis pyophthalmitis pyophylactic pyophysometra pyopneumocholecystitis pyopneumohepatitis pyopneumopericardium pyopneumoperitoneum pyopneumoperitonitis pyopneumothorax pyopoiesis pyopoietic pyoptysis pyopyelectasis pyorrhea pyosalpingitis pyosalpingo-oophoritis pyosalpinx			pyogenic granuloma pyogenic granuloma Pyogenic granulomas Pyogenic infection Pyogenic infection Pyogenic infection pyogenic microorganisms pyogenic spondylitis pyogenic spondylitis Pyogenic Sterile Arthritis pyogranuloma pyogranuloma idiopathic pyogranulomatous mastitis pyogranulomatous mastitis pyogranulomatous mastitis pyogranulomatous panniculitis pyogranulomatous panniculitis pyohemia pyohemia pyohemia pyohemothorax pyohydronephrosis pyoid pyoid Pyoid corpuscles pyolabyrinthitis pyometra Pyometria pyometritis pyomyoma pyomyositis pyonephritis pyonephritis pyonephrolithiasis pyonephrolithiasis pyonephrosis pyonephrosis Pyong Yang Pyong Yang Pyongyang Pyongyang Pyongyang Electric Locomotive Factory Pyongyang International Airport Pyongyang Sunan International Airport Pyongyang Textile Works Pyongyang Traffic Girl Pyongyang University of Science and Technology Pyongyang's Pyongyang's Pyongyang, Korea Pyongyang, Korea Pyongyang, North Korea Pyongyang, North Korea Pyongyang, University of Pyongynag Pyongynag Pyonyang, Korea Pyonyang, Korea Pyonyang, North Korea Pyonyang, North Korea PYOP

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