Arzu KARLI, Nurşen BELET, Keramettin YANIK, Özlem KÖKEN, Mesut KILIÇ, Meltem Ceyhan BİLGİCİ, Gülnar ŞENSOY

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

SUMMARY: Karlı A, Belet N, Yanık K, Köken Ö, Kılıç M, Ceyhan-Bilgici M, Şensoy G. Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive Staphylococcus aureus infection in childhood: a case report. Turk J Pediatr 2015; 57: 615-617. 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.

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