Rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure after strenuous exercise and alcohol abuse: case report and literature review

CONTEXT: Rhabdomyolysis is a severe and life-threatening condition in which skeletal muscle is damaged. Acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis has been widely described and its main pathophysiological mechanisms are renal vasoconstriction, intraluminal cast formation and direct myoglobin toxicity...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth De Francesco Daher, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Júnior, Denise Menezes Brunetta, Lícia Borges Pontes, Glaydcianne Pinheiro Bezerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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