@article{ajmcr2016497,
author={{Kechaou, Ines and Cherif, Eya and Boukhris, Imene and Azzabi, Samira and Hassine, Lamia Ben and Khalfallah, Narjes},
title={Bifocal Pyomyositis: An Uncommon Complication in Diabetic Patient},
journal={American Journal of Medical Case Reports},
volume={4},
number={9},
pages={319--320},
year={2016},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/4/9/7},
issn={2374-216X},
abstract={Pyomyositis is a severe infectious complication reported in diabetic patients. A double noncontiguous location of this complication is exceptional. We report a case of a 58-year-old woman, who presented with a painful swelling left thigh and arm. The diagnosis of bifocal pyomyositis in the left vastusintermedius quadriceps and in the triceps muscle of the left arm was made on MRI findings. The causative agent was not isolated because of preceding antibiotic use. In this observation diabetes mellitus constitute the aim predisposing factor revealing pyomyositis by ketoacidosis.},
doi={10.12691/ajmcr-4-9-7}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}