Acute Myositis Associated with Concurrent Infection of Rotavirus and Norovirus in a 2-Year-Old Girl

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...

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Published inPediatric reports Vol. 7; no. 3; p. 5873
Main Authors Yamamoto, Kei, Fukuda, Seiji, Mushimoto, Yuichi, Minami, Noriaki, Kanai, Rie, Tsukamoto, Kazuki, Yamaguchi, Seiji
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 28.09.2015
PAGEPress Publications
PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy
Subjects
acute myositis
Case Report
Case reports
Central nervous system
Central nervous system diseases
Children
Concurrent infection
Creatine
Creatine kinase
Extremities
Gastroenteritis
Inflammatory diseases
Kinases
Musculoskeletal diseases
Myositis
norovirus
Rotavirus
Viruses
acute myositis
creatine kinase
Rotavirus
norovirus
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Summary: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.
Bibliography:Contributions: KY and SF participated in the patient’s care, interpreted the laboratory data, and wrote the manuscript; YM, NM, RK, KT and SY participated in the patient’s care and analyzed the laboratory data; all authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Conflict of interest: the authors declare no potential conflict of interest.
ISSN:2036-749X
2036-7503
2036-7503
DOI:10.4081/pr.2015.5873