HYPOTHESIS Laparoscopic approaches for weight reduction in the morbidly obese have become common with more than 50,000 bariatric surgical procedures being performed in 2001. The objective of this article is to raise awareness among surgeons of a new complication of rhabdomyolysis from this frequent procedure. DESIGN Case series extracted from surgical database from January 2, 2001, through De...

Objective: We present a case of a unique pathophysiological injury involving severe dehydration, muscle cramping, and resultant rhabdomyolysis in a high school football player. Background: A 16 y old male football player (body mass = 69.1 kg, height =175.3 cm) reported to the ATC after the morning session on the second day of two-adays complaining of severe muscle pain and cramping. Upon arriva...

UNLABELLED OBJECTIVE AND PATIENT: To report an atypical case of exercise-induced bilateral brachialis and brachioradialis rhabdomyolysis in a 25-year-old woman. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Persistent focal muscle pain, atypical by its duration and intensity, even after moderate exercise, should prompt the search for rhabdomyolysis and discuss the possibility of acute compartment syndrome. MRI i...

We report the case of a 46-yr-old male who developed severe lactic acidosis, cardiorespiratory arrest, and rhabdomyolysis following an overdose of metformin and ramipril. The lactic acidosis was successfully treated with early high-volume continuous veno-venous haemofiltration. Rhabdomyolysis and lower limb compartment syndrome developed later. The patient otherwise made a good recovery. We dis...

Rhabdomyolysis in pregnancy is a rare occurrence.Themanifestation of distal renal tubular acidosis (RTA) for the first time during adulthood is uncommon. According to a review of the literature, pregnancy may predispose individuals to rhabdomyolysis due to hypokalemia. A reduction in interstitial potassium ions could decrease muscular blood flow and lead to muscle injury. This report describes ...

Acute renal failure is a known sequel to rhabdomyolysis, both traumatic and non-traumatic. Two patients who had been placed in straitjackets after taking lysergide (LSD) developed acute renal failure and rhabdomyolysis. One subsequently died. The rhabdomyolysis probably resulted from a combination of severe restraint and the violent movements induced by the drug. The use of straitjackets cannot...

We report a case of acute renal failure related to rhabdomyolysis in a patient with Sheehan syndrome, while other diseases that could cause rhabdomyolysis were excluded. The patient's kidney function completely recovered with 3 sessions of intermittent hemodialysis. After thyroxine replacement therapy, musculoskeletal symptoms disappeared and creatine kinase concentrations decreased. Steroid re...

Rhabdomyolysis is a widely used non steroid anti-inflammatory drug. Rhabdomyolysis after taking Diclofenac is rarely reported, and the association to a glossopharyngeal edema has never been discussed. Here is a case of rhabdomyolysis associated to glossopharyngeal edema after taking 200 mg of Diclofenac. The patient was first diagnosed with para phenyl di-amine intoxication but the toxicologica...

Wasp sting is a relatively common arthropod assault, but is sometimes fatal because of anaphylaxis. Rhabdomyolysis is a serious condition, with destruction of striated muscles, and can be induced by various causes such as drugs, heart attacks, CRASH syndrome, and viper bites. Mass envenomation by multiple wasp stings can also cause rhabdomyolysis followed by acute renal failure, although it is ...

Introduction: Rhabdomyolysis is a potential life-threatening condition caused by extensive skeletal muscle breakdown with leakage of toxic contents into the circulation. The most dreaded complication acute renal failure effects myoglobin in kidneys. causes rhabdomyolysis are classified traumatic, non-traumatic exertional, and rhabdomyolysis. pathophysiologic hallmark regardless etiology increas...