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- Title
Case Report - Mortality Due to Underestimation of Soft Tissue Injury and Misdiagnosis of Rhabdomyolysis.
- Authors
Tan L. J.; Tan R. Z.; Shafie M. S.; F., Mohd Nor; Shamsuddin H.; M. A., Md Onzer
- Abstract
Introduction Rhabdomyolysis is characterized by the breakdown of muscle tissue, and release of intracellular muscle constituents into the blood circulation. The severity of the illness may range from asymptomatic elevation in serum muscle enzymes to a life-threatening disease. One disease may behave differently in different way in different individuals. The first patient was involved in a motor vehicle accident and developed acute kidney injury on the third day of admission. The second patient complained of lower limb weakness, and was discharged with vitamin D supplements. Both patients' conditions were not properly diagnosed or treated, and succumbed to death. Autopsies were conducted in both cases, in which rhabdomyolysis were diagnosed. This case report emphasizes the importance of making a correct diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis Progression of the disease and its complications should be monitored closely. Timely management may save life in high risk patients.
- Subjects
SOFT tissue injuries; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; TRAFFIC accidents; DISEASE complications; BLOOD circulation
- Publication
IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 2019, Vol 18, Issue 2, p127
- ISSN
1823-4631
- Publication type
Article