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Emerg Med J 2003;20:299-300 doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.299
  • Case report

Temperate pyomyositis in an injecting drug misuser. A difficult diagnosis in a difficult patient

  1. M Crossley
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr M Crossley, Accident and Emergency Department, Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull HU3 2JZ, UK
  • Accepted 16 July 2002

Abstract

The medical care of injecting drug misusers presents many challenges. Though they can be awkward and unreliable they are at risk of serious medical conditions not often seen in the general population. This case report illustrates some of the difficulties in the diagnosis and treatment of a patient with pyomyositis associated with heroin injection.

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