FB30
category
Infectious myositis
Definition
Infective myositis is an acute, subacute, or chronic infection of skeletal muscle and may be caused by a wide range of infecting organisms. Immunosuppression, particularly as the result of HIV infection, is an important predisposing factor.
Also indexed as
Bacterial myositisBacterial pyomyositisFungal myositisIliopsoas abscess due to non-tuberculous mycobacteriaInfection of muscle due to mycobacteriaInfectious myositisMuscle abscessMycobacterial myositisParasitic myositisPurulent myositisPyomyositisSuppurative myositisTropical muscle abscessTropical pyomyositisTuberculous iliopsoas abscessTuberculous psoas abscessViral myositis