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Influenza A-induced rhabdomyolysis with acute renal failure following a deep tissue massage
Brandon Dickey1, Eric M Swanson1, Matthew Brigmon2
1College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Sciences Center, Bryan, Texas.
Abstract:
We describe a unique case of severe influenza A-induced rhabdomyolysis in a previously healthy 39-year-old man, who developed symptoms immediately following a 2-hour deep-tissue massage and improved with oseltamivir and intravenous fluids. This case describes a possible temporal association between tissue damage secondary to deep tissue massage and the subsequent exacerbation of rhabdomyolysis in the setting of an influenza A infection. Biological evidence of muscle cell viral invasion with massage supports the possibility of elevated influenza A pathogenicity.
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