Postviral Myositis: Myxovirus-Like Structures in Affected Muscle
Authors: THOMAS P. GRECO
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1977)

Letters1 February 1977Postviral Myositis: Myxovirus-Like Structures in Affected MuscleTHOMAS P. GRECO, M.D., PHILIP W. ASKENASE, M.D., MICHAEL KASHGARIAN, M.D.THOMAS P. GRECO, M.D., PHILIP W. ASKENASE, M.D., MICHAEL KASHGARIAN, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-86-2-193 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMyalgia is a common feature of virus and influenza-like illnesses. Of great interest is the rare occurrence of myositis during these processes. Postinfluenza myositis is now recognized as a relatively distinct clinical entity characterized by muscle pain and elevated muscle enzymes during convalescence (1). Myoglobinuria and histologic myositis have been seen in some cases. The process is usually benign and reversible. The pathogenesis of this entity is obscure. Described below are our attempts to define the mechanism of such a myositis.During peak influenza season in February 1976, a 19-year-old black girl was admitted with an 8-day history of severe...References1. DIETZMANSCHALLERRAY DJC: Acute myositis associated with influenza B infection. Pediatrics 57:255-258, 1976 MedlineGoogle Scholar2. KILBOURNE E: The Influenza Viruses and Influenza. New York, Academic Press, 1975, pp. 30-31 Google Scholar3. PARTINPARTINSCHUBERT JJW: Isolation of influenza virus from liver and muscle biopsy specimens from a surviving case of Reye's syndrome. Lancet 2:599-602, 1976 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. TANGSEDMAKSIEGESMUND TGK: Chronic myopathy associated with Coxsackievirus type A9. A combined electron microscopial and viral isolation study. N Engl J Med 292:608-611, 1975 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. CHOU S: Myxovirus-like structures and accompanying nuclear changes in chronic polymyositis. Arch Pathol 86:649-658, 1968 MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: THOMAS P. GRECO, M.D.; PHILIP W. ASKENASE, M.D.; MICHAEL KASHGARIAN, M.D.Affiliations: Departments of Internal Medicine and Pathology Yale University School of Medicine 333 Cedar Street New Haven, CT 06510 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAn Unusual Presentation of Influenza-Induced MyositisRhabdomyolysis is Associated with In-Hospital Mortality in Patients With COVID-19Analysis of Clinical Manifestations and Laboratory Findings in Children with Influenza B-Associated Myositis: A Single Center StudyCytomegalovirus myositis complicated with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, acute renal failure, and colitisRhabdomyolysis associated with cytomegalovirus infection in kidney transplant recipientsInfectious and Granulomatous MyopathiesNeurologic aspects of influenza virusesProductive Infection of Human Skeletal Muscle Cells by Pandemic and Seasonal Influenza A(H1N1) VirusesMyosite aiguë focale chez un adolescentBenign acute myositis associated with H1N1 influenza A virus infectionMyositis, Pyomyositis, and Necrotizing FasciitisRhabdomyolysis associated with acute renal failure in patients with severe acute respiratory syndromeInfluenza in the Intensive Care UnitExperimental influenza B viral myositisInfluenza VirusesAcute Proximal Myopathy Due to Herpes ZosterEpidemic of acute inflammatory myopathy in Karnataka, South India: 30 casesMyalgia cruris epidemica (benign acute childhood myositis) associated with a mycoplasma pneumonia infectionInfectivity of influenza B virus in cultured human muscleCell-mediated immunity in neurologic diseaseInflammatory myopathies: Part 1HistopathologyAcute transient myositis of childhoodElevated Creatine Phosphokinase Levels Associated with Influenza A/Texas/1/77 InfectionMorphology of Acute Myopathy Associated with Influenza B InfectionInclusion body myositisInfectious myositis and related syndromesDetection of immune complexes in polymyositisAcute dermatomyositis associated with a staphylococcal infectionExperimental modelsTROPICAL MYOSITIS 1 February 1977Volume 86, Issue 2Page: 193-194KeywordsConvalescenceEnzymesMusclesMyalgiaMyositisPathogenesis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1977 PDF downloadLoading ...