Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> infection in childhood: a case report
TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.57, no.6, pp.615-617, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 57 Issue: 6
- Publication Date: 2015
- Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.615-617
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of musculoskeletal infections. Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is an exotoxin produced by S. aureus and is an important virulence factor. PVL-positive S. aureus infections have been associated with soft tissue infections and necrotizing pneumonia. In this case report, the clinical course of a 13-year-old boy who was admitted with right hip pain and fever, diagnosed with a gluteal abscess and incidentally discovered multiple cavitary pulmonary lesions, and had a methicillin susceptible and PVL-producing S. aureus (MSSA) extracted from the abscess culture is presented. The related literature is also reviewed.