%0 Journal Article %A D Burns %A F Sheikh %A O Ahmed %T An adolescent athlete with groin and hip pain %D 2010 %R 10.1136/emj.2008.074336 %J Emergency Medicine Journal %P 76-76 %V 27 %N 1 %X The case report is presented of a 14-year-old boy with persistent right hip and groin pain. After failing to respond to conventional management, the patient was admitted and investigated. He had a fever and raised inflammatory markers. MRI of the pelvis revealed pyomyositis of the right adductor compartment extending into the pelvis. Pyomyositis should be considered in a patient with pain disproportionate to the physical examination findings. %U https://emj.bmj.com/content/emermed/27/1/76.full.pdf