<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Rhabdomyolysis (RM) is defined as striate muscle-cell damage with disintegration of skeletal muscles and release of intracellular constituents to the circulation, with or without subsequent kidney injury. RM is one of the leading causes of acute kidney injury and is associated with substantial morbidity. The major signs of acute kidney injury in rhabdomyolysis are: pain, weakness and swelling of the injured muscle or muscle groups and myoglobinuria with reddish discoloration of the urine and decrease in urine output to anuria. The authors describe three cases of rhabdomyolysis with acute renal injury and discuss the current knowledge on the etiopathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of this condition.</p></abstract>

Rhabdomyolysis (RM) is defined as striate muscle-cell damage with disintegration of skeletal muscles and release of intracellular constituents to the circulation, with or without subsequent kidney injury. RM is one of the leading causes of acute kidney injury and is associated with substantial morbidity. The major signs of acute kidney injury in rhabdomyolysis are: pain, weakness and swelling of the injured muscle or muscle groups and myoglobinuria with reddish discoloration of the urine and decrease in urine output to anuria. The authors describe three cases of rhabdomyolysis with acute renal injury and discuss the current knowledge on the etiopathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of this condition.

Rhabdomyolisys as a Cause of Acute Renal Injury

Acta Medica Bulgarica

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Rhabdomyolysis (RM) is defined as striate muscle-cell damage with disintegration of skeletal muscles and release of intracellular constituents to the...

Rhabdomyolisys as a Cause of Acute Renal Injury

Publié en ligne: 19 déc. 2018

Pages: 49 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2018-0019

Mots clés
rhabdomyolysis, acute kidney injury, diagnosis, treatment

© 2018 M. Nikolova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Rhabdomyolisys as a Cause of Acute Renal Injury

Publié en ligne: 19 déc. 2018

Pages: 49 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2018-0019

Mots clésrhabdomyolysis, acute kidney injury, diagnosis, treatment

© 2018 M. Nikolova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
rhabdomyolysis, acute kidney injury, diagnosis, treatment