A 25-Year-Old Military Recruit with Isolated Myositis Following Routine Chemoprophylaxis with Intramuscular Benzathine Penicillin G
Ji-Min Park,
Matthew A. Soderstrom,
Austin N. Baraki
Abstract:Patient: Male, 25-year-old
Final Diagnosis: Focal myositis
Symptoms: Pain • swelling
Clinical Procedure: —
Specialty: General and Internal Medicine
Objective:
Rare coexistence of disease or pathology
Background:
Myositis is an inflammatory myopathy that can be caused by a variety of drugs, diseases, and toxins. The U.S. military uses chemoprophylaxis with intramuscular penicillin G to prevent group A streptoco… Show more
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