Rhabdomyolysis following life-threatening acute asthma attack.

Visetti, E; Costa, P · Anaesthesia · 1993

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

The authors report a life-threatening, acute asthmatic attack in a young man, which was followed by rhabdomyolysis and acute myoglobinuria. A discussion of the possible rôle of the pharmacological treatment of asthma in initiating muscle damage is included, based on a review of the current literature.

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