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Pyomyositis after chemotherapy for breast cancer.

Abstract
Pyomyositis is a rare complication of chemotherapy. A 47-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer, in whom pyomyositis developed after chemotherapy, is described. It was difficult to differentiate between pyomyositis and deep venous thrombosis early in her admission. Pyomyositis should be considered part of the differential diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis. This infection, after chemotherapy, usually is considered to be caused by neutropenia or immunodeficiency secondary to the cancer, or both. It is postulated that subclinical myopathy, secondary to the malignancy or drugs used in treating the malignancy, or both, may also predispose to pyomyositis.
AuthorsB D Keith, V H Bramwell
JournalAmerican journal of clinical oncology (Am J Clin Oncol) Vol. 23 Issue 1 Pg. 42-4 (Feb 2000) ISSN: 0277-3732 [Print] United States
PMID10683075 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols (therapeutic use)
  • Bone Neoplasms (drug therapy, secondary)
  • Breast Neoplasms (drug therapy, pathology)
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms (drug therapy, secondary)
  • Lung Neoplasms (drug therapy, secondary)
  • Middle Aged
  • Myositis (diagnosis, etiology)
  • Thrombophlebitis (diagnosis)

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