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Focal Pyomyositis of the Perisciatic Muscles in Children

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0252.
² Department of Orthopedics, University of Michigan Health System, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0252.

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this report is to describe the role of MR imaging in the diagnosis of focal pyomyositis surrounding the sciatic nerve in children.

CONCLUSION. In the absence of joint effusion on sonography, MR imaging should be considered in pediatric patients who present with a febrile illness and incapacitating pelvic pain.

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