Korean J Pediatr Infect Dis.
2009 Jun;16(1):87-91.
A Case of Deep Vein Thrombosis Associated with Myositis due to Streptococcus pyogenes
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- 1Korea food & Drug Administration, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Surgery, Hanil General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Eulji University, Seoul, Korea. aym3216@eulji.ac.kr
Abstract
- A 5-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital with a high fever and abnormal gait. Magnetic resonance imaging showed extensive swelling of the quadriceps and adductor muscles around the right hip and anterior thigh. A duplex scan demonstrated a thrombus from the external iliac vein to below the popliteal vein. The blood culture revealed Streptococcus pyogenes. The patient was immediately treated with antibiotics and anticoagulants. Follow-up sonography demonstrated complete disappearance of the venous thrombosis. We report a case of streptococcal myositis complicated by deep vein thrombosis.
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