Pyogenic myositis is a primary subacute deep bacterial infection of the skeletal muscle. It is a rare condition that is usually regarded as a tropical disease being common in parts of Africa and the South Pacific. It has been reported in patients of all ages but is predominantly a condition afflicting children and young adults. The development of pyogenic myositis is thought to arise from a tra...

OBJECTIVES Little is known about the risk of pyogenic liver abscess in patients with splenectomy. We explored the relationship between splenectomy and pyogenic liver abscess in Taiwan. METHODS We conducted a nationwide cohort analysis using the hospitalization dataset of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program. We included 17,779 subjects aged 20-84 years who underwent splenectomy in 199...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review of patients who had pyogenic discitis and were managed surgically. PURPOSE To analyze the bacteriology, pathology, management and outcome of pyogenic discitis of the lumbar region treated surgically. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Surgical management of pyogenic discitis is still an infrequently used modality of treatment. METHODS A total of 42 patients comprised...

Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a common, acquired tumor-like growth occurring on skin/mucous membranes. It is prevalent in the pediatric age group. It is benign in nature and is caused by chronic low grade trauma. It presents as pink to red elevated pedunculated or sessile mass. There are various treatment modalities including surgery, cryotherapy, laser, electrocautery, etc. However, the therapeut...

The Purpose of current study to evaluate the incidence and treatment of conjunctival pyogenic granuloma after strabismus surgery. We retrospectively studied 512 consecutive patients who underwent strabismus surgery from 2004 through 2013.Pyogenic granuloma developed in 2 of 512 patients (0.39%). In one patient, who presented with pyogenic granuloma on the exposed sclera located at the original ...

Streptococcal inhibitor of complement (Sic) is a highly polymorphic extracellular protein made predominantly by serotype M1 group A Streptococcus (GAS). New variants of the Sic protein frequently appear in M1 epidemics as a result of positive natural selection. To gain further understanding of the molecular basis of M1 epidemics, the sic gene was sequenced from 471 pharyngitis and 127 pyogenic ...

Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a kind of reactive inflammatory hyperplasia seen in the oral cavity. Gingiva is the most common site of involvement (75%), other extra-gingival sites involved are lips, tongue and buccal mucosa. It is predominantly seen in females in second decade of life with male to female predilection of 1:1.5, possibly because of the vascular effects of female hormones. Here we re...

Pyogenic sacroiliitis and pyomyositis are uncommon infectious diseases and their diagnoses are often delayed. They are typically seen in children and young adults and are rare in middle-aged people especially in those affected by rheumatic diseases. We present the first case of a Staphylococcus aureus related pyogenic sacroiliitis associated with iliacus and gluteal pyomyositis occurring in a p...

The pyogenic granuloma is thought to represent an exuberant tissue response to local irritation or trauma.Clinically these lesions usually present as single nodule or sessile papule with smooth or lobulated surface. These may be seen in any size from a few millimeters to several centimeters. Pyogenic granuloma of the oral cavity is known to involve the gingiva commonly (75% of all cases). Rarel...