Benign acute childhood myositis following human Influenza B virus infection - A case series

P Pari; E Manikandan; Priya Jose; Peter Prasanth Kumar K; Sharmila Fermendenz; Rahul Dhodapkar

doi:10.1177/00494755221130398

Benign acute childhood myositis following human Influenza B virus infection - A case series

Trop Doct. 2023 Jan;53(1):148-150. doi: 10.1177/00494755221130398. Epub 2022 Oct 18.

Authors

P Pari¹, E Manikandan¹, Priya Jose¹, Peter Prasanth Kumar K¹, Sharmila Fermendenz², Rahul Dhodapkar²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatrics, 29992Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India.
² Department of Microbioloigy, 29988Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.

PMID: 36254551
DOI: 10.1177/00494755221130398

Abstract

Influenza virus primarily affects ciliated cells of respiratory epithelium. Humans do not have innate immunity for these viruses and are vulnerable to get attacked. Benign acute childhood myositis usually occurs at the early convalescent phase of a influenza viral illness when fever, cough, myalgia, nasal discharge are the initial presentation.

Keywords: Influenza; benign acute childhood myositis; endemic.

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Child
Cough
Herpesviridae Infections*
Humans
Influenza, Human* / complications
Influenza, Human* / diagnosis
Myositis* / diagnosis
Myositis* / etiology