Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2018

The Benign Childhood Acute Myositis: Case Report

Dr. Rahul R. Kotalwar, Dr. Hemangini Chaudhari

Abstract :

 Benign acute childhood myositis found in male children, especially school going, and is a self–limiting medical condition presented with difficulty in walking mimicking spastic gait. It frequently affects gastrocnemius and soleus muscle.  Most cases follow viral infection with enterovirus, Mycoplasma pneumonia, Dengue virus, H₁N₁ Influenza, Parainfluenza Type–1 virus. The differential diagnosis includes Guillain–Barré syndrome, Rhabdomyolysis, Dermatomyositis, Poliomyositis, muscular dystrophy, DVT.  This article presents a benign acute childhood myositis case developing in a 14–year–old male patient. < clear="all" style="page–eak–before:always; mso–eak–type:section–eak" />

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Dr. Rahul R. Kotalwar, Dr. Hemangini Chaudhari, The Benign Childhood Acute Myositis: Case Report, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-5 | May-2018

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