Benign acute childhood myositis: Difference between revisions

'''Benign acute childhood myositis''' (BACM) is a syndrome characterized by muscle weakness and pain in the lower limbs that develop in children after a recent viral illness. It is transient with a spontaneous clinical resolution within 1 week.<ref name=brisca>{{cite journal|vauthors=Brisca G, Mariani M, Pirlo D, et al |title=Management and outcome of benign acute childhood myositis in pediatric emergency department|journal=Italian Journal of Pediatrics |volume=47 |issue=1 |pages=307–317 |date=2021 |doi=10.1186/s13052-021-01002-x |pmid=123455|s2cid=232146322 |pmc=7945053 }}</ref><ref name=azevedo>{{cite journal|vauthors=Costa Azevedo A, ((Costa E Silva A)), Juliana Silva C, Poço Miranda S, Costa M, Martinho I |title=Benign acute childhood myositis: A 5-year retrospective study|journal=Arch Pediatr |volume=29 |issue=7 |pages=490–493 |date=2022 |doi=10.1016/j.arcped.2022.08.009 |pmid=36109287|s2cid=252242350 }}</ref>