A Case of Rhabdomyolysis in Eosinophilic Polymyositis.
- Author:
Mi Young KIM
1
;
In Seog HWANG
;
Heung Sun YU
;
Ja Young PARK
;
Bo Jeung SEO
;
Sang Ik LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome;
Rhabdomyolysis;
Eosinophilic polymyositis
- MeSH:
Male;
Humans;
Biopsy
- From:Korean Journal of Nephrology
2001;20(5):932-935
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 45-year-old man presented with muscle pain, skin nodules and persistent hypereosinophilia over a period of 4 months. Laboratory data excluded the diagnosis of trichinosis or any other parasite infection. The patient's course of the disease over the 9 months was compatible with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome. In a muscle biopsy, eosinophilic and lymphoplasma cells are predominantly infiltrated. Authors report a case of rhabdomyolysis due to eosinophilic polymyositis in idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome.
