Polymyositis secondary to tuberculosis in an 11-year-old boy

Authors

  • Olga Natalia Retana Solano Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social, Hospital Nacional de Niños "Dr. Carlos Sáenz Herrera"
  • Oscar Porras Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social, Hospital Nacional de Niños "Dr. Carlos Sáenz Herrera"

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51481/amc.v58i3.935

Keywords:

polymyositis, tuberculosis, myositis, idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

Abstract

Polymyositis is one of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. It has an estimated worldwide incidence of 4 cases per million population per year. It is considered an exclusion diagnosis and a relationship with mycobacterial infection has been established. This article reports the case of an 11-year-old boy with polymyositis secondary to tuberculosis. Polymyositis had an adequate response to corticosteroids, but these were not needed after the diagnosis of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis lung infection. Anti-tuberculosis treatment without steroid therapy, allowed a resolution of both conditions and the favorable outcome of the patient.

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Published

2016-07-01

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Vol. 58 No. 3 (2016): Acta Médica Costarricense Julio-Setiembre 2016

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Caso Clínico

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Polymyositis secondary to tuberculosis in an 11-year-old boy. (2016). Acta Médica Costarricense , 58(3), 133-136. https://doi.org/10.51481/amc.v58i3.935 (Original work published 2016)