Korean Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases  2009;16(1):87-91

A Case of Deep Vein Thrombosis Associated with Myositis due to Streptococcus pyogenes.

Jae Sook LEE 1 ; Tae Young JANG ; Young Min AHN

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Keywords

Myositis; Deep vein thrombosis; Streptococcus pyogenes

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

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.