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Ashani Ratnayake1, Sayomi Warnakula2, Yasitha Handapangoda3
1Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine University of Peradeniya Peradeniya Sri Lanka.
Clinical Case Reports
|September 2, 2026
Abstract:
A 29-year-old professional dancer developed rhabdomyolysis after distal radial fracture fixation complicated by laryngospasm, negative pressure pulmonary oedema, suxamethonium use, and ICU admission. Creatine phosphokinase (CPK) peaked at 36,429 U/L with dark urine and hyperkalaemia. Recent prolonged heated massage-bed use, with minor trauma and suxamethonium, may have contributed. Biopsy confirmed skeletal muscle necrosis.
