PMID- 31070976
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20191001
LR  - 20191001
IS  - 0966-0461 (Print)
IS  - 0966-0461 (Linking)
VI  - 28
IP  - 9
DP  - 2019 May 9
TI  - Benign acute childhood myositis: importance of early recognition.
PG  - 560-564
LID - 10.12968/bjon.2019.28.9.560 [doi]
AB  - Cases of children presenting with limb or joint pain are relatively common and 
      are due mainly to benign conditions. Early diagnosis will help reduce unnecessary 
      invasive investigations so, although a relatively rare condition, benign acute 
      childhood myositis (BACM), which presents with acute lower limb pain and an 
      isolated rise in creatine kinase, should be considered. BACM is characterised by 
      an infiltration of viruses into calf muscle fibres, which may cause a subsequent 
      inflammatory response leading to calf-muscle pain. Symptomatic and supportive 
      management, along with explanation and reassurance, is all that is required in 
      managing this condition. This article discusses the management of a 10-year-old 
      boy with a classical presentation of BACM, alongside differentials and management 
      for clinician consideration.
FAU - Steinson, Amanda Catherine
AU  - Steinson AC
AD  - Trainee Physician Associate, Peninsula Medical School, University of Plymouth.
FAU - Mubashar, Tayyib
AU  - Mubashar T
AD  - Year 5 Medical Student, Medical School, University of Exeter.
FAU - Janzen, Alison Frances
AU  - Janzen AF
AD  - Consultant Paediatrician, Torbay Hospital, Torquay.
FAU - Poulton, Dawn
AU  - Poulton D
AD  - Sister, Louisa Cary Ward, Torbay Hospital, Torquay.
FAU - Paul, Siba Prosad
AU  - Paul SP
AD  - Consultant Paediatrician, Torbay Hospital, Torquay.
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Br J Nurs
JT  - British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)
JID - 9212059
MH  - Acute Disease
MH  - Child
MH  - Early Diagnosis
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Myositis/*nursing
MH  - *Nursing Diagnosis
MH  - *Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Benign acute childhood myositis
OT  - Children
OT  - Creatine kinase
OT  - Influenza virus
OT  - Rhabdomyolysis
OT  - Self-limiting condition
EDAT- 2019/05/10 06:00
MHDA- 2019/10/02 06:00
CRDT- 2019/05/10 06:00
PHST- 2019/05/10 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/05/10 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/10/02 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.12968/bjon.2019.28.9.560 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Br J Nurs. 2019 May 9;28(9):560-564. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2019.28.9.560.