Abstract:This study reports a 43 years-old man diagnosed with piriformis pyomyositis. A literature review was conducted by searching MEDLINE via Pubmed for English language case reports, published from 8 th December 2019 to 20th January 2020. Patients' symptoms, laboratory tests, imaging, treatment, and other comorbidities were evaluated. Thirty-two cases diagnosed with piriformis pyomyositis, of which 21 patients developed piriformis abscess (including one new patient added by us) of which 52.4% were female, and the m… Show more
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