Rhabdomyolysis as an initial presentation in a patient diagnosed with COVID-19

The presence of rhabdomyolysis secondary to multiple infections has been reported, predominantly viral, but also bacterial and fungal. It is well known that COVID-19 can present a wide variety of complications during the course of infection; however, the presence of rhabdomyolysis as an initial cond...

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Autores principales: Valente-Acosta, Benjamin, Moreno-Sanchez, Francisco, Fueyo-Rodriguez, Omar, Palomar-Lever, Andres
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
Materias:
Unusual Association of Diseases/Symptoms
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7319710/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32587121
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-236719
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Sumario:The presence of rhabdomyolysis secondary to multiple infections has been reported, predominantly viral, but also bacterial and fungal. It is well known that COVID-19 can present a wide variety of complications during the course of infection; however, the presence of rhabdomyolysis as an initial condition has not been reported so far. We report a case of rhabdomyolysis as an initial presentation in a patient diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) infection.

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