Clinical Infection and Immunity, vol.3, no.3-4, pp.83-86, 2018 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Pyomyositis is a rare pyogenic infection of striated skeletal muscle
in childhood. We present a pediatric case where a child was admitted
with swelling and erythema in the leg after hepatitis B vaccine, diagnosed with pyomyositis as a result of clinic, laboratory and radiologic
examination and treated with appropriate antibiotherapy. By presenting this case we aim to highlight that although pyomyositis is rare in
tropical regions, it should be considered for patients admitted with
swelling at the vaccine site, and we want to share some rare radiologic
findings in non-tropical regions.