Abstract
Benign Acute Childhood Myositis is a commonly overlooked diagnosis in a school-aged child with a viral syndrome. BACM is most commonly self-limiting but, under the right circumstances, can be very dangerous. Primary care physicians suspicious of BACM should be cautious because of the complications of the disease and should give a proper examination and multiple follow-ups. The pathogenesis of muscle invasion by the virus is undetermined and would be an excellent research opportunity. Limitations of this study include those inherent to case report design and single patient populations, including the potential for selection bias.
