Korean Journal of Family Medicine (가정의학회지)

The Korean Academy of Family Medicine (대한가정의학회)
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Benign Acute Childhood Myositis: Perplexing Complication after Acute Viral Pharyngitis

  • Choi, Sung-Won (Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital) ;
  • Ko, Hoon (Department of Pediatrics and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital)
  • Received : 2017.09.19
  • Accepted : 2017.10.12
  • Published : 2018.11.20
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Abstract

Benign acute childhood myositis (BACM) is a rare transient condition that occurs in children during the early convalescent phase of a viral upper respiratory infection. BACM is self-limiting and characterized by sudden-onset bilateral calf pain that leads to difficulty in walking. We report a case of a 5-year-old boy with BACM who presented with acute-onset bilateral calf pain after a resolved episode of viral pharyngitis and subsequently refused to walk. With conservative treatment, the patient recovered completely after approximately 1 week. Although perplexing and challenging for clinicians unfamiliar with BACM, awareness of this rare clinical condition is essential to preventing unnecessary investigations and reassuring the patient and parents of its excellent prognosis.

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Supported by : Pusan National University Hospital

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