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Group A streptococcal myositis
A J Daley1, M Atkinson, R Nallusamy
1Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia. andrewd@icpmr.wsahs.nsw.gov.au
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
|January 15, 2000
Abstract:
Myositis is a relatively uncommon presentation of group A streptococcal infection. We present a case of a 3-year-old girl with group A streptococcal myositis primarily involving the soleus muscle. Magnetic resonance imaging was valuable in localizing the affected muscle and avoiding surgical exploration.