Primary Pyomyositis Caused by Kingella kingae in a 21-Month-old Infant: A Case Report.

Authors :: Chargui M
De Marco G
Steiger C
Borner B
Habre C
Dayer R
Ceroni D
Source :: The Pediatric infectious disease journal [Pediatr Infect Dis J] 2022 Feb 01; Vol. 41 (2), pp. e62-e63.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: The authors report a rare case of an unusual primary pyomyositis of the biceps cruralis assigned to Kingella kingae in a 21-month-old girl. The reported case demonstrated that primary pyomyositis may be encountered during invasive infection due to K. kingae even if this manifestation remains rare. This bacterial etiology must, therefore, be evoked when a primary pyomyositis is observed, and this is in particular in children under 4 years of age.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have no funding or conflicts of interest to disclose.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Infant
Knee diagnostic imaging
Knee physiopathology
Oropharynx microbiology
Kingella kingae
Neisseriaceae Infections diagnosis
Neisseriaceae Infections drug therapy
Neisseriaceae Infections physiopathology
Pyomyositis diagnosis
Pyomyositis drug therapy
Pyomyositis physiopathology

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