title: Acute post-streptococcal polymyalgia: two new cases with a review of the literature.
abstract: Two patients with acute post-streptococcal polymyalgia are described with a review of the seven cases previously reported cases. The common features are sudden onset of muscular pain with fever usually after an acute upper respiratory tract infection. Antistreptolysin O titre and inflammatory indexes are increased and muscle enzymes are normal.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acute post-streptococcal polymyalgia should be considered as a possible diagnosis in every child complaining acute polymyalgia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Policlinico di Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Venuta
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beverelli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bettelli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laudizi
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000989:Antistreptolysin / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000989:Antistreptolysin