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• TITLE: A case of recurrent rhabdomyolysis associated with childhood Sjögren’s syndrome

  AUTHORS: Shuntaro Morikawa, Ichiro Kobayashi, Yutaka Uzuki, Masahiro Ueki, Tetsuo Hattori, Hayato Aoyagi

  KEYWORDS: : Childhood; Infection; Myositis; Mycoplasma Pneumoniae; Sjögren’s Syndrome

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Pediatrics, Vol.3 No.3, August 29, 2013

  ABSTRACT: We report a 9-year-old Japanese girl who presented with muscle weakness and elevated serum levels of muscle-derived enzymes following mycoplasma infection. Rhabdomyolysis or myositis was suggested by magnetic resonance imaging and repeated four times within 4 years. Each episode developed following respiratory infection and spontaneously recovered. The diagnosis of Sjogren’s syndrome was made by decreased salivary secretion, MR sialography, lip biopsy, and positive anti-SSA/Ro antibody. Given the rarity of rhabdomyolysis/myositis, recurrent episode could be induced by infectious disease on the basis of underlying Sjogren’s syndrome. Conclusion: Sjogren’s syndrome should be considered as an underlying disease of recurrent infection-induced rhabdomyolysis/ myositis.