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Pyomyositis (PM) is a rare primary bacterial infection of the skeletal muscle, usually resulting from hematogenous spread or due to muscle injury, and characterized by pain and tenderness in the affected muscle, fever and abscess formation.
Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).
No clinical trials have been registered for pyomyositis.
89 publications have been identified in PubMed for pyomyositis. Kisho has analyzed 29 by research type. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (48%), Review / Meta-Analysis (38%), and Epidemiology / Natural History (7%).
Research Type | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
Patient case studies | 14 | 48% |
Data assembled from 3 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 20, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC
European rare disease database
Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center
Research summaries
11 |
38% |
Disease patterns and progression | 2 | 7% |
Other research | 1 | 3% |
New treatment approaches | 1 | 3% |
Ayoub M (2026). [PMID: 41952923](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41952923/). *Cureus*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Pang X (2026). [PMID: 41050139](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41050139/). *Bioact Mater*. [Gene Therapy / Novel Therapeutics]
Ennaceur M (2026). [PMID: 42221450](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42221450/). *Med Trop Sante Int*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Gopal A (2025). [PMID: 40374411](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40374411/). *Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Monteleone G (2025). [PMID: 41068685](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41068685/). *BMC Surg*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Lo BM (2025). [PMID: 41216216](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41216216/). *J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Balakrishnan KR (2025). [PMID: 40060736](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40060736/). *World J Crit Care Med*. [Other]
Garrido-Hidalgo A (2025). [PMID: 39521124](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39521124/). *Rev Esp Cir Ortop Traumatol*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Kakurai M (2025). [PMID: 40062021](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40062021/). *Cureus*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Tirlangi PK (2025). [PMID: 39971676](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39971676/). *Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]