| Autor: |
Zafeiriou, DI, Katzos, G, Gombakis, N, Kontopoulos, EE, Tsantali, C, Zafeiriou, D I, Kontopoulos, E E |
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Acta Paediatrica; Dec2000, Vol. 89 Issue 12, p1493-1494, 2p |
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We report clinical and laboratory data from 32 children with benign acute childhood myositis (BACM), children who presented with calf tenderness and gait abnormality. Laboratory evidence of a viral infection was evident in 23 patients, while serum creatine phosphokinase was uniformly increased (558 to 6800 U/L). Twenty-five patients (78.1%) were given a diagnosis other than BACM by their general practitioner or paediatrician. All patients made a rapid recovery within one week. We conclude that BACM should be encountered among the main causes of sudden-onset gait abnormality in young children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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