title: MRI findings of rhabdomyolysis from streptococcal pharyngitis.
abstract: Rhabdomyolysis has been described as a rare sequela of severe infections by group A streptococcus related to toxic shock syndrome in adults. Streptococcal pharyngitis, on the other hand, has never been reported to cause rhabdomyolysis. We report a case of rhabdomyolysis in a child after an uncomplicated course of group A streptococcal pharyngitis. Although MRI of rhabdomyolysis from other causes has been described in a few case reports, this is a unique MRI description of its occurrence with streptococcal pharyngitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center, 95 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA. chau_huynh_md@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Chau Q
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Huynh
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maldjian
authors.forename: Adele
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brudnicki
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hom
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000150:complications*; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification