A Case of Acute Viral Myositis
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
; : 572-576, 1996.
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in Ko
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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 1:128 respectively) were all compatible with acute viral myositis.
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WPRIM
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_studies
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
Year:
1996
Document type:
Article