Temporary Paralysis in Childhood After Influenza B

Stevens, David P.; Burman, David; Clarke, Sidney; Lamb, RoyW.; Harper, Matthew; Sarafian, A.H.

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(74)92218-1

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“…The median age was 9.3 years (range [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. In contrast to uncomplicated cases of IAM, which had a male predominance of 2:1 and usually affected the lower extremities, influenza-associated rhabdomyolysis occurred more often in girls (4:1), and pain and tenderness were mostly diffuse.…”

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Influenza-Associated Myositis in Children

et al. 2004

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Background: Influenza-associated myositis (IAM) is an infrequent and poorly known complication of influenza virus infection in children. The aim of this study was to describe five cases of IAM and to review the literature on IAM in children. Patients and Methods:We conducted a retrospective analysis of cases of IAM diagnosed at two university children's hospitals in Switzerland during two consecutive influenza seasons. Findings were compared with 39 individual case reports and five publications summarizing an additional 272 cases identified by a medical online library (MEDLINE) search. Results: Overall, 316 cases were analyzed. IAM typically occurred in school-aged children with a 2:1 male predominance. Influenza B and A viruses were identified in 76% and 24% of cases, respectively. The median interval between onset of influenza and onset of IAM was 3 days (range 0-18). The calf muscles were involved alone or together with other muscle groups in 69% and 31% of cases, respectively. Blood creatine phosphokinase (CPK) concentration was invariably elevated. Median duration to clinical recovery was 3 days (range 1-30). Rhabdomyolysis occurred in ten of 316 patients (3%), was more common in girls (80%), more often associated with influenza A (86%), and led to renal failure in eight patients (80%). Conclusion: Clinical and laboratory findings of IAM are highly characteristic and allow a rapid diagnosis during the influenza season.

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Influenza-Associated Myositis in Children

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“…Attempted dorsiflexion at the ankle produced severe pain. There was only slight 4 In the winter of 1979-1980, patients 1 and 2 again contracted influenza infections with a strain of virus that was antigenically similar to influenza B/Hong Kong/72. Neither child had myositis develop.…”

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Viral Studies in Benign Acute Childhood Myositis

Ruff

Secrist

1982

Archives of Neurology

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“…to subsequent onset of neurological disease remain uncertain. Pathogens reportedly associated with GBS include herpes viruses (HSV) (14,1S), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) (1 6,17), cytomegalovirus (CMV) (18,19), human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) (20), varicella-zoster virus (VZV) (21,22), human T-cell lymphotrophic viruses (HTLV) (23,24), human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) (25,26), measles (27,28), coxsackievirus (29)(30)(31), rubella (32,33), mumps (34), influenza (35,36), hepatitis viruses (37,38), Mycoplasma pneumoniae (39,40), Rorrelia burgdocferi (4 1 ), respiratory syncytial virus (42), Campylobacter jejuni (43,44) echovirus ( 4 3 , coronavirus (46), parainfluenza (47), streptococcus (48), enterovirus (EV-70) (49), and parvovirus (50).…”

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Myelin‐ and microbe‐specific antibodies in guillain‐barré syndrome

Terryberry

Sutjita

Shoenfeld

et al. 1995

Clinical Laboratory Analysis

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We surveyed the frequency of reported infections and target autoantigens in 56 Guillain Barré syndrome (GBS) patients by detecting antibodies to myelin and microbes. Sulfatide (43%), cardiolipin (48%), GD1a (15%), SGPG (11%), and GM3 (11%) antibodies were the most frequently detected heterogenous autoantibodies. A wide spectrum of antimicrobial IgG and IgM antibodies were also detected; mumps-specific IgG (66%), adenovirus-specific IgG (52%), varicella-zoster virus-specific IgG (46%), and S. pneumoniae serotype 7-specific IgG (45%) were the most prevalent. Our results indicate that polyclonal expansion of physiologic and pathologic antibodies and/or molecular mimicry likely occurs following infection and is related to other autoimmune factors in the etiology of GBS. Although no single definitive myelin-specific autoantibody was identified, our results suggest a unique pattern of reactivity against autoantigens.

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Temporary Paralysis in Childhood After Influenza B

Cited by 16 publications

References 5 publications

Influenza-Associated Myositis in Children

Influenza-Associated Myositis in Children

Viral Studies in Benign Acute Childhood Myositis

Myelin‐ and microbe‐specific antibodies in guillain‐barré syndrome

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