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. 2017 Jan-Mar;20(1):58.

doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.199915.

Nocardial pyomyositis

Boby Varkey Maramattom¹, Rony K Varghese¹, Anila Sudhakaran², Kurian Ninan³

Affiliations

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India.
³ Department of Radiology, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India.

PMID: 28298844
PMCID: PMC5341270
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.199915

Nocardial pyomyositis

Boby Varkey Maramattom et al. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2017 Jan-Mar.

. 2017 Jan-Mar;20(1):58.

doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.199915.

Authors

Boby Varkey Maramattom¹, Rony K Varghese¹, Anila Sudhakaran², Kurian Ninan³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India.
³ Department of Radiology, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India.

PMID: 28298844
PMCID: PMC5341270
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.199915

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There are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
(a) Ultrasound showing 8 cm × 4 cm cystic lesion. (b) Coronal T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. (c) Axial T2 magnetic resonance imaging. (d) Axial T1 with contrast. A well-circumscribed ovoid-shaped altered signal intensity lesion in the right adductor longus muscle

Figure 2
(a) Gram stain and (b) 1% acid-fast stain showing filamentous bacteria

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