Myositis complicating benzathine penicillin-G injection in a case of rheumatic heart disease

A 7-year old boy developed myositis secondary to intramuscular injection of benzathine penicillin-G in the context of secondary prophylaxis for rheumatic heart disease. Side effects of intramuscular delivery of benzathine penicillin-G are well described and include injection site pain and inflammati...

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Main Authors: Joshua R. Francis, Rosemary Wyber, Bo Remenyi, David Croser, Jonathan Carapetis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250916300026