Is acute benign myositis serious in children?

summary

Every spring is the season when influenza spreads seriously. At this time, if parents do not care enough for their children, it is easy to cause children's cold, fever, cough and other problems. Pediatrics experts pointed out that after children are attacked by influenza, if there is no effective treatment, it is easy to cause children's acute benign myositis. So, what are the clinical symptoms of children with acute benign myositis? Now let's talk about it.

Is acute benign myositis serious in children?

Children's acute benign myositis is a kind of myositis in the process of influenza, also known as epidemic myositis, viral myositis, etc., which occurs frequently in winter and spring. The cause may be virus infection. At the beginning of the disease, the children had fever, runny nose, nasal obstruction, paroxysmal cough and other symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection, or diarrhea, with a course of 3-7 days.

  in addition to the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection, the clinical manifestations also include muscle pain and myalgia. Most of them were calf muscles, bilateral muscles were more than unilateral muscles, followed by thigh muscles, occasionally involving neck, scapula and upper limbs. Myalgia is mostly dull pain, which often appears after exercise and can be relieved after rest.

When the child wakes up at night, muscle pain occurs suddenly in the morning. The main cause of muscle pain is calf muscle, bilateral muscle is more than unilateral muscle, followed by thigh muscle, occasionally involving neck, scapula and upper limbs. Myalgia is usually dull pain, which often appears after exercise and can be relieved after rest. In severe cases, it is difficult to walk or refuse to walk. There was tenderness in the muscles of both legs, but no abnormal skin sensation, and no redness and swelling in appearance.

matters needing attention

Suffering from acute benign myositis can be cured. At this time, if he is treated, his condition will recover very quickly. But if he is not treated, all kinds of complications may attack, and even threaten the lives of children.