Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Dergisi 2007 , Vol 50 , Num 4
Benign acute childhood myositis associated with influenza B infection: a case report
Begül Yağcı1, Özlem Tekşam1, Ali Bülent Cengiz2
1Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Pediatri Uzmanı
2Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Pediatri Doçenti
Yağcı B, Teksam O, Cengiz AB. (Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey). Benign acute childhood myositis associated with influenza B infection: a case report. Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Dergisi. 2007; 50: 262-265.

Benign childhood myositis is a self-limiting disorder typically seen in schoolaged boys characterized by symmetrical involvement of distal muscles of the lower extremities causing a difficulty in walking. Acute childhood myositis associated with influenza occurs mostly in influenza B infection. Elevated creatine phosphokinase level is the most common laboratory finding. Differential diagnosis includes Guillain-Barré syndrome, muscular dystrophies, dermatomyositis, pyomyositis and growing pains. Here, we report benign acute myositis in an eight-year-old boy characterized by severe myocyte degeneration secondary to influenza type B virus infection. Anahtar Kelimeler : Miyozit, influenza B enfeksiyonu, çocuk, Myositis, influenza B infection, childhood

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