Rhabdomyolysis

• Autores: Allister Vale
• Localización: Medicine, ISSN-e 1357-3039, Vol. 44, Nº. 2, 2016, págs. 93-94
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Non-traumatic rhabdomyolysis may be caused by a direct insult to the cell membrane, affecting its ability to maintain ion gradients, or be secondary to local muscle compression as a result of coma or seizures. Acute renal failure and peripheral nerve damage are the two most common and important complications observed, although hyperkalaemia leading to a dysrhythmia is the main cause of death.