Acute Myositis Associated with Concurrent Infection of Rotavirus and Norovirus in a 2-Year-Old Girl.
Rotavirus and norovirus are common pathogens associated with gastroenteritis in children. Although rotavirus occasionally induces central nervous system disease, only 3 cases with rotavirus-induced acute myositis have been reported in the English literature. We recently treated a female patient with acute myositis associated with gastroenteritis induced by concurrent infection with rotavirus and norovirus. Having suffered from gastroenteritis for 3 days, she suddenly developed myositis affecting her lower extremities with concomitant creatine kinase elevation. Herein, we present our patient and review the previous cases including those reported in the Japanese literature.
Department of Pediatrics, Shimane University School of Medicine , Japan.
Kei
K
Yamamoto
Department of Pediatrics, Shimane University School of Medicine , Japan.
Seiji
S
Fukuda
Department of Pediatrics, Shimane University School of Medicine , Japan.
Yuichi
Y
Mushimoto
Department of Pediatrics, Shimane University School of Medicine , Japan.
Noriaki
N
Minami
Department of Pediatrics, Shimane University School of Medicine , Japan.
Rie
R
Kanai
Department of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization Hamada Medical Center , Japan.
Kazuki
K
Tsukamoto
Department of Pediatrics, Shimane University School of Medicine , Japan.
Seiji
S
Yamaguchi
Rotavirus; acute myositis; creatine kinase; norovirus