Acute myositis with transient decrease of albumin, immunoglobulin, and complement following rotavirus gastroenteritis.
A 2-year-old boy developed acute myositis associated with rotavirus gastroenteritis. He had remarkable swelling and subcutaneous edema, mostly in the legs, 4 days after the onset of gastroenteritis. Marked elevation of creatine kinase was observed while serum albumin, immunoglobulin, and complement were decreased.
Bonno
M
M
Department of Pediatrics, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan.
Higashigawa
M
M
Nakano
T
T
Miyahara
M
M
Azuma
E
E
Komada
Y
Y
Ito
M
M
Sakurai
M
M
D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis*
D007136:Immunoglobulins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D003165:Complement System Proteins