Chaitow J, Martin H C, Knight P, Buchanan N
Med J Aust. 1980 Nov 1;2(9):512-3. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1980.tb100719.x.
Pyomyositis tropicans is a rare disease in non-tropical climates and thus presents diagnostic difficulties. Two children with single staphylococcal psoas muscle abscesses were recently successfully treated. Computerized axial tomography was found to be a useful diagnostic aid, allowing exact localization of the lesion. The diagnosis and therapy of these abscesses are discussed.