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Arch Argent Pediatr. 2019 Oct 1;117(5):e493-e496. doi: 10.5546/aap.2019.e493. [h=1][Viral myositis, a pediatric case report].[/h]
[Article in Spanish; Abstract available in Spanish from the publisher]
Padr?n Hern?ndez ML[SUP]1[/SUP], Vargas Latorre JR[SUP]2[/SUP], Orteg?n-Ochoa S[SUP]3[/SUP], Naranjo-Medina N[SUP]3[/SUP], Pacheco B[SUP]3[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h] 1 Instituto Roosevelt, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogot?, Colombia. mpadron@ioir.org.co. 2 Instituto Roosevelt, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogot?, Colombia. 3 Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogot?, Colombia.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] in English, Spanish
Acute viral myositis is a complication after a viral infection mainly caused by Influenza A and B viruses. It is characterized as a transitory, sudden, self-limiting and benign inflammatory process. It usually affects preschool and school children presenting bilateral pain and sensitivity in the muscle groups of the lower limbs without alteration in the neurological examination. It can affect the gait or standing. The main complication is rhabdomyolysis, which is why clinical followup and values of creatine phosphokinase must be done. We present the case of a school-age child diagnosed with acute viral myositis. Because it is not a frequent entity and its incidence in Latin America is unknown, we consider important to report the case and review the topic, as its clinical course is benign, easily treated, and its knowledge can avoid unnecessary studies and hospitalizations.
Sociedad Argentina de Pediatr?a.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] acute viral myositis; child; gait; rhabdomyolysis; viral infections
PMID: 31560498 DOI: 10.5546/aap.2019.e493
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[Article in Spanish; Abstract available in Spanish from the publisher]
Padr?n Hern?ndez ML[SUP]1[/SUP], Vargas Latorre JR[SUP]2[/SUP], Orteg?n-Ochoa S[SUP]3[/SUP], Naranjo-Medina N[SUP]3[/SUP], Pacheco B[SUP]3[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h] 1 Instituto Roosevelt, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogot?, Colombia. mpadron@ioir.org.co. 2 Instituto Roosevelt, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogot?, Colombia. 3 Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogot?, Colombia.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] in English, Spanish
Acute viral myositis is a complication after a viral infection mainly caused by Influenza A and B viruses. It is characterized as a transitory, sudden, self-limiting and benign inflammatory process. It usually affects preschool and school children presenting bilateral pain and sensitivity in the muscle groups of the lower limbs without alteration in the neurological examination. It can affect the gait or standing. The main complication is rhabdomyolysis, which is why clinical followup and values of creatine phosphokinase must be done. We present the case of a school-age child diagnosed with acute viral myositis. Because it is not a frequent entity and its incidence in Latin America is unknown, we consider important to report the case and review the topic, as its clinical course is benign, easily treated, and its knowledge can avoid unnecessary studies and hospitalizations.
Sociedad Argentina de Pediatr?a.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] acute viral myositis; child; gait; rhabdomyolysis; viral infections
PMID: 31560498 DOI: 10.5546/aap.2019.e493
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