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

Turk J Pediatr. 2015 Nov-Dec;57(6):615-617.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / microbiology*
  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Bacterial Toxins / analysis*
  • Exotoxins / analysis*
  • Humans
  • Leukocidins / analysis*
  • Lung / microbiology
  • Male
  • Soft Tissue Infections / diagnosis
  • Soft Tissue Infections / drug therapy
  • Soft Tissue Infections / microbiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / complications
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Virulence Factors

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Exotoxins
  • Leukocidins
  • Panton-Valentine leukocidin
  • Virulence Factors