A Case of Acute Viral Myositis
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
;
: 572-576, 1996.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Diffuse myalgia is common in transient systemic viral infections but overt myositis, with weakness and signs of muscle inflammation, rarely accompanies viral infection in chidren. We describe a 8-year-old boy with severe myalgia and tenderness in both lower extremities, whose unusual skeletal muscle uptake on Technetium-methylene diphosphate bone scan helped to diagnosis of myositis. Clinical course, muscle-derived enzyme studies(AST, ALT, LD, CK), electromyogram findings, histopathologic findings obtained from left gastrocnemius muscle biopsy and serologic studies for enteroviral antibodies (enterovirus type 71 and Coxsackie B4 neutralization antibody titer 1128 respectively) were all compatible with acute viral myositis.
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Main subject:
Biopsy
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Muscle, Skeletal
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Lower Extremity
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Diagnosis
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Myalgia
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Inflammation
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Antibodies
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Myositis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
Year:
1996
Type:
Article
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