Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive Staphylococcus aureus infection in childhood: a case report

Karli A., Belet N., Yanik K., YAYICI KÖKEN Ö., Kilic M., Ceyhan Bilgici M. N., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.57, sa.6, ss.615-617, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 57 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.615-617
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Staphylococcus aureus, Panton-Valentine leukocidin, gluteal abscess, septic pulmonary embolus, LEUCOCIDIN, COMMUNITY, DIAGNOSIS, CHILDREN
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.