Marked Increase in Influenza-Associated Acute Myositis Among Children During the 2024-2025 Season: A Two-Season Retrospective Cohort Study From Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Alhabbad A, Albeshr M, AlAtni B, AlTuraiki M.

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.116385
Published: 2026-09-16
Container: Cureus
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.116385,
  title = {Marked Increase in Influenza-Associated Acute Myositis Among Children During the 2024-2025 Season: A Two-Season Retrospective Cohort Study From Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.},
  author = {Alhabbad A and  Albeshr M and  AlAtni B and  AlTuraiki M.},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.116385},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.116385}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Marked Increase in Influenza-Associated Acute Myositis Among Children During the 2024-2025 Season: A Two-Season Retrospective Cohort Study From Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
AU  - Alhabbad A
AU  -  Albeshr M
AU  -  AlAtni B
AU  -  AlTuraiki M.
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.116385
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.116385
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APA

A, A., M, A., B, A., & M., A. (2026). Marked Increase in Influenza-Associated Acute Myositis Among Children During the 2024-2025 Season: A Two-Season Retrospective Cohort Study From Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.116385

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