Primary Pyomyositis Caused by Kingella kingae in a 21-Month-old Infant: A Case Report. Issue 2 (10th January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chargui, Moez; De Marco, Giacomo; Steiger, Christina; Borner, Benoit; Habre, Céline; Dayer, Romain; Ceroni, Dimitri
• Is Part Of: Pediatric infectious disease journal. Volume 41:Issue 2(2022)
• Page Start: e62
• Page End: e63
• Publication Date: 2022-01-10
• Subjects: Kingella kingae -- infectious -- pyomyositis -- MRI; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Infection in children -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003410
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-3668

Abstract

Abstract : The authors report a rare case of an unusual primary pyomyositis of the biceps cruralis assigned to Kingella kingae in a 21-month-old girl. The reported case demonstrated that primary pyomyositis may be encountered during invasive infection due to K. kingae even if this manifestation remains rare. This bacterial etiology must, therefore, be evoked when a primary pyomyositis is observed, and this is in particular in children under 4 years of age.