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Carolt Arana1, Jacqueline Del Carpio2,3, Leonor Fayos2
1Department of Nephrology, Fundació Puigvert, IIB Sant Pau, RedinRen, Barcelona, Spain, carana@fundacio-puigvert.es.
Abstract:
Rhabdomyolysis is a major cause of acute kidney failure. The etiology is diverse, from full-blown crush syndrome to less frequent causes, such as metabolic myopathy. We describe the case of a 35-year-old male with a history of intermittent myalgias who was admitted to hospital with acute renal failure secondary to rhabdomyolysis. Moderate to intense diffuse uptake of technetium-99m was seen in soft tissues at scintigraphy. The diagnosis of metabolic myopathy was confirmed after careful workup and genetic testing.
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