Case Reports
doi: 10.1097/00007611-198907000-00025.
Spontaneous streptococcal gangrenous myositis: survival with early debridement
Affiliations
- PMID: 2665131
- DOI: 10.1097/00007611-198907000-00025
Item in Clipboard
Case Reports
Spontaneous streptococcal gangrenous myositis: survival with early debridement
South Med J.
1989 Jul.
Abstract
Spontaneous gangrenous myositis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes is usually fatal, but no longer uniformly so. There appears to be a spectrum of disease due to beta-hemolytic streptococci, from necrotizing fasciitis to pyomyositis to spontaneous gangrenous myositis. Survival is possible with early surgical debridement, reexploration at 24 to 36 hours, and intensive supportive care.
Similar articles
-
Necrotizing fasciitis. (Streptococcal gangrene) of the face. Report of a case and review of the literature.Arch Otolaryngol. 1980 Oct;106(10):648-51. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1980.00790340056015. Arch Otolaryngol. 1980. PMID: 6998444
-
Streptococcus pyogenes pyomyositis.Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2002 Feb;21(2):166-8. doi: 10.1097/00006454-200202000-00017. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2002. PMID: 11840087
-
[Streptococcal myositis. The patient survived thanks to massive therapeutic measures].Lakartidningen. 1993 Nov 3;90(44):3873-5. Lakartidningen. 1993. PMID: 8231545 Swedish. No abstract available.
-
Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal glossal necrotizing myositis--case report and review.MedGenMed. 2005 Jun 30;7(2):8. MedGenMed. 2005. PMID: 16369387 Free PMC article. Review.
-
Primary bacterial pyomyositis associated with septic arthritis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes: a case report.Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2003 Mar;32(3):148-50. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2003. PMID: 12647881 Review.
Cited by
-
A case of streptococcal myositis (misdiagnosed as hamstring injury).J Accid Emerg Med. 1998 Nov;15(6):425-6. doi: 10.1136/emj.15.6.425. J Accid Emerg Med. 1998. PMID: 9825279 Free PMC article.
-
Necrotizing soft tissue lesions after a volcanic cataclysm.World J Surg. 1991 Mar-Apr;15(2):240-7. doi: 10.1007/BF01659059. World J Surg. 1991. PMID: 2031361
-
Surviving streptococcal toxic shock syndrome: a case report.J Med Case Rep. 2007 Oct 29;1:118. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-1-118. J Med Case Rep. 2007. PMID: 17967190 Free PMC article.
-
Management of necrotizing myositis in a field hospital: a case report.Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2009 Apr 18;17:20. doi: 10.1186/1757-7241-17-20. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2009. PMID: 19374768 Free PMC article.
-
Thigh pyomyositis caused by group A streptococcus in an immunocompetent adult without any cause.BMC Res Notes. 2017 Jan 7;10(1):33. doi: 10.1186/s13104-016-2346-2. BMC Res Notes. 2017. PMID: 28063458 Free PMC article.
Publication types
MeSH terms
Substances
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources
Medical