Polybacterial pyomyositis following laparoscopic colectomy for complicated diverticulosis

Joint Bone Spine. 2007 Dec;74(6):653-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2007.01.031. Epub 2007 Aug 1.

Abstract

We report a case of diffuse subacute muscle infection caused by enteric bacteria, diagnosed two months after laparoscopic colectomy for a sigmoid abscess and successfully treated with antibiotics alone.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Abscess / pathology
  • Abdominal Abscess / surgery
  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
  • Colectomy / methods*
  • Colon, Sigmoid / pathology
  • Colon, Sigmoid / surgery
  • Diverticulitis, Colonic / pathology
  • Diverticulitis, Colonic / surgery
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification
  • Enterobacteriaceae / physiology
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / complications
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / drug therapy
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy / methods*
  • Metronidazole / therapeutic use
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Muscle, Skeletal / microbiology
  • Muscle, Skeletal / pathology*
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Pyomyositis / drug therapy
  • Pyomyositis / etiology
  • Pyomyositis / pathology*
  • Sigmoid Diseases / pathology
  • Sigmoid Diseases / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Metronidazole
  • Ceftriaxone