Rhabdomyolysis associated with influenza A virus infection
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F W Leebeek1, M G Baggen, L J Mulder
1Department of Internal Medicine, Ikazia Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
The Netherlands Journal of Medicine
|April 1, 1995
Abstract:
Rhabdomyolysis is characterized by local or generalized skeletal muscle necrosis. It is caused by many clinical conditions and drug or alcohol abuse. Clinical symptoms are muscle pain and muscle weakness. Laboratory investigations show a rise in serum creatine phosphokinase and electrolyte disturbances. The most serious complication is acute renal failure. We present a patient with rhabdomyolysis and renal failure associated with a recent Influenza A virus infection.