title: Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis and pyomyositis: Rare complications of rotavirus gastroenteritis.
abstract: Rotavirus may cause life-threatening complications in untreated patients during the course of gastroenteritis. Electrolyte imbalance, bacteremia and sepsis are the most common complications of rotavirus gastroenteritis (RG). It is believed that translocation of intestinal microorganisms as a result of intestinal epithelium dysfunction is the underlying mechanism of bacteremia in RG. Although Gram-negative bacteremia has been noted as a complication in RG, Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and endocarditis have not been reported previously. A 22-month-old boy was admitted with complaints of fever, diarrhea and dehydration. He was diagnosed with RG complicated with S. aureus bacteremia, pyomyositis and endocarditis. We call attention to these complications in patients with prolonged or late-onset fever during RG as rare complications of the disease.
authors: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Bilge
authors: B
authors: Aldemir-Kocabaş
authors: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Adem
authors: A
authors: Karbuz
authors: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Tuğçe Tural
authors: TT
authors: Kara
authors: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Ömer
authors: Ö
authors: Çiftçi
authors: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Tayfun
authors: T
authors: Uçar
authors: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Suat
authors: S
authors: Fitöz
authors: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Ergin
authors: E
authors: Çiftçi
authors: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Erdal
authors: E
authors: İnce
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D052880:Pyomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D012401:Rotavirus; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000821:virology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: bacteremia; complication; endocarditis; myositis; rotavirus