TY - JOUR AU - Mark Sigler AU - John Midturi AU - Timothy Byrd PY - 2014/01/04 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Escherichia coli Pyomyositis Presenting as Right Hip Pain - a Case Report and Review of Literature JF - The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles JA - The Chronicles VL - 2 IS - 5 SE - Case Reports DO - UR - https://pulmonarychronicles.com/index.php/pulmonarychronicles/article/view/111 AB - Pyomyositis typically occurs after hematogenous bacterial dissemination, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Group A Streptococci are the mostcommon organisms isolated. Potential contributing factors to pyomyositis include underlyingmalignancy, trauma, or concurrent infection at other sites. In this case report,we present a 58-year-old woman with two months of fevers and two weeks of right hippain who was ultimately diagnosed with pyomyositis secondary to Escherichia coli. ER -