Rhabdomyolysis secondary to hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae infection: A case report

Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) is recognized as a lifethreatening community‐acquired infection associated with pyogenic liver abscess. However, rhabdomyolysis secondary to hvKP infection is rare. To the best of our knowledge, we report the first case of rhabdomyolysis due to hvKP infecti...

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Autores principales: Niimi, Naoko, Taga, Keiko, Miyagami, Taiju, Naito, Toshio, Mitaka, Chieko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9771786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36567691
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6764
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Sumario:Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) is recognized as a lifethreatening community‐acquired infection associated with pyogenic liver abscess. However, rhabdomyolysis secondary to hvKP infection is rare. To the best of our knowledge, we report the first case of rhabdomyolysis due to hvKP infection in a patient who survived septic shock syndrome.

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