Papadatos SS, Deligiannis G, Bazoukis G, Michelongona P, Spiliopoulou A, Mylonas S, Zissis C. Nontraumatic rhabdomyolysis with short-term alcohol intoxication - a case report.
Clin Case Rep 2015;
3:769-72. [PMID:
26509002 PMCID:
PMC4614635 DOI:
10.1002/ccr3.326]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2014] [Revised: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Alcohol-induced rhabdomyolysis is a potentially life-threatening condition due to the probability of progression to acute renal injury. Patients admitted to emergency department with acute alcohol intoxication should always undergo blood and urine tests for early recognition and treatment of rhabdomyolysis.
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