Letter to the Editor

A Rare Cause of Rhabdomyolysis

Authors: Nirmalya Roychowdhury, MD, MPhil, Ashwin Shivakumar, MD, MS, Nadia Mustafa, MD, Raju Patil, MD, Naveed Salahuddin, MD

Abstract

To the Editor:


Rhabdomyolysis is an acute condition involving skeletal muscle injury and release of potential toxic contents into plasma. Common etiologies include trauma, muscle ischemia, excessive exertion, bacterial and viral sepsis, electrical burns, other injuries related to heat or cold, prolonged muscle compression as often seen in the unconscious state after alcohol, seizures, hypokalemia and shock. Infectious mononucleosis, a common disease of teenagers and young adults caused by Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), has rarely been associated with development of rhabdomyolysis.

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