Benign acute childhood myositis: An unusual cause of calf pain

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 703-705

  Panghaal, Vikash ^a   Ortiz Romero, Sara ^b   Lovinsky, Stephanie ^a   Levin, Terry L ^a  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

MRI; Myositis; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN ACUTE CHILDHOOD MYOSITIS; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; MALE; MYALGIA; MYOSITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CONTRAST MEDIA; CREATINE KINASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDEMA; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LEG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYOSITIS; PAIN;

EID: 43149085280     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-008-0785-1     Document Type: Article

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