Primary bacterial infection of skeletal muscle
Also known as myositis tropicans, more common in tropical settings
Temperate climates in immune compromised patients
Mainly disease of children, age 2-5 most common
Transient bacteremia after blunt trauma to muscle group, or vigorous exercise
Most commonly Staph aureus, followed by Strep pyogenes, pneumococcus, neisseria, haemophilus, yersinia, pseudomonas, klebsiella, and E. coli
DM
HIV
IVDU
Renal failure
Immunosuppression
Pyomyositis
Cellulitis
Dermatomyositis
Hand cellulitis
Necrotizing myositis
Facial cellulitis
Polymyositis
Orbital cellulitis