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Case Reports
. 2017:2017:6307361.
doi: 10.1155/2017/6307361. Epub 2017 Mar 2.

Haemophilus influenzae Pyomyositis in a Patient with Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Unique Case and Review of Literature

Kamolyut Lapumnuaypol  1 , Sanna Fatima  1 , Pradhum Ram  1 , Gemlyn George  1 , Antoinette Climaco  2
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Case Reports

Haemophilus influenzae Pyomyositis in a Patient with Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Unique Case and Review of Literature

Kamolyut Lapumnuaypol et al. Case Rep Infect Dis. 2017.

Abstract

Haemophilus influenzae is a Gram-negative bacillus commonly known to cause upper respiratory tract infections. Skin and soft tissue infections are very uncommon. Of these, the majority were associated with necrotizing fasciitis requiring emergent debridement. We report a case of pyomyositis caused by Haemophilus influenzae in an adult with diabetes.

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(a) MRI axial T1 with gadolinium, (b) axial T2 without gadolinium showed collection sized 2.9 × 3 cm with intramuscular edema.
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