Necrotizing myositis: Difference between revisions
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==Management== | ==Management== | ||
* Same as [[ | * Same as [[Necrotizing Fasciitis]] | ||
==Disposition== | ==Disposition== | ||
Revision as of 17:02, 6 April 2014
Background
- Much rarer than Necrotizing Fasciitis
- May be preceded by skin abrasions, blunt trauma, heavy exercise
- Most patients are otherwise healthy (DM and other underlying conditions do not appear to increase risk)
Clinical Features
- Exquisite pain and swelling of affected muscle with induration
- Overlying skin changes may manifest later in the course of illness (erythema, warmth, petechiae, bullae)
- Hypotension may occur rapidly with development of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome
Differential Diagnosis
Workup
Management
- Same as Necrotizing Fasciitis