Twenty-five per cent of 63 Nigerian children aged between 6 months and 12 years with pyomyositis were found to have associated osteomyelitis. Even though the clinical features were generally similar to those in other series, there was a higher incidence of complications and associated disorders,
Primary pyomyositis is infection of the skeletal muscles in the absence of adjacent skin, soft tissue, and bone infection. This study was undertaken to look at the spectrum of clinical presentations, therapeutic interventions, and their outcomes and also to evaluate the association of various risk