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Acute myositis associated with concurrent infection of rotavirus and norovirus in a 2-year-old girl

Authors :
Kei Yamamoto
Seiji Fukuda
Yuichi Mushimoto
Noriaki Minami
Rie Kanai
Kazuki Tsukamoto
Seiji Yamaguchi
Source :
Pediatric Reports, Vol 7, Iss 3 (2015)
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2015.

Abstract

Rotavirus and norovirus are common pathogens associated with gastroenteritis in children. Although rotavirus occasionally induces central nervous system disease, only 3 cases with rotavirus-induced acute myositis have been reported in the English literature. We recently treated a female patient with acute myositis associated with gastroenteritis induced by concurrent infection with rotavirus and norovirus. Having suffered from gastroenteritis for 3 days, she suddenly developed myositis affecting her lower extremities with concomitant creatine kinase elevation. Herein, we present our patient and review the previous cases including those reported in the Japanese literature.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2036749X and 20367503
Volume :
7
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Pediatric Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.1898ac86227e49e4849c63051c90dfe9
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4081/pr.2015.5873