Pyomyositis in acute lymphocytic leukemia heralded by cutaneous vasculitis: Brief communication

✍ Scribed by Blatt, Julie ;Reaman, Gregory ;Pizzo, Philip A.

• Book ID: 102519584
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1979
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 195 KB
• Volume: 7
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0098-1532
• DOI: 10.1002/mpo.2950070307

✦ Synopsis

We have observed two cases of staphylococcal myositis in patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia which are distinguished from previously reported cases by a history of cutaneous vasculitis overlying the area of subsequent infection.