title: Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive Staphylococcus aureus infection in childhood: a case report.
abstract: Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of musculoskeletal infections. Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is an exotoxin produced by S. aureus and is an important virulence factor. PVL-positive S. aureus infections have been associated with soft tissue infections and necrotizing pneumonia. In this case report, the clinical course of a 13-year-old boy who was admitted with right hip pain and fever, diagnosed with a gluteal abscess and incidentally discovered multiple cavitary pulmonary lesions, and had a methicillin susceptible and PVL-producing S. aureus (MSSA) extracted from the abscess culture is presented. The related literature is also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey. drarzukarli@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karlı
authors.forename: Nurşen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Belet
authors.forename: Keramettin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yanık
authors.forename: Özlem
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Köken
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kılıç
authors.forename: Meltem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ceyhan Bilgici
authors.forename: Gülnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Şensoy
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000032:analysis*; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007956:Leukocidins / Q000032:analysis*; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D037521:Virulence Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D005098:Exotoxins; D007956:Leukocidins; C078284:Panton-Valentine leukocidin; D037521:Virulence Factors