Acute myopathy associated with influenza A/Texas/1/77 infection. Isolation of virus from a muscle biopsy specimen.
Influenza A/Texas/1/77 was isolated from a muscle biopsy specimen from a patient with muscle weakness and increased serum creatine phosphokinase level. The patient was seen during an outbreak of influenza A/Texas/1/77 that was associated with myopathy. Isolation of this virus from this patient's muscle specimen suggests that the myopathy associated with influenza may be due to direct infection of skeletal muscle.
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002641:Chicago; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000382:microbiology*; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000201:enzymology / Q000209:etiology*
D003402:Creatine Kinase