A case of myoglobinuric acute renal failure due to polymyositis in patient with chronic hepatitis C.
- Author:
Tae Yeong CHOI
1
;
Yeong Suk NA
;
Won Chang SHIN
;
Jin Ho LEE
;
Won Do PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hepatitis C;
Polymyositis;
Myoglobinuria;
Acute renal failure
- MeSH:
Acute Kidney Injury*;
Aged;
Alcoholism;
Biopsy;
Eating;
Electromyography;
Female;
Hepatitis C;
Hepatitis C, Chronic*;
Hepatitis, Chronic*;
Humans;
Muscle Weakness;
Muscular Diseases;
Myalgia;
Myoglobinuria;
Myositis;
Polymyositis*;
Rhabdomyolysis
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
1999;56(5):636-640
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 73-year-old woman with chronic hepatitis C was hospitalized with proximal muscle weakness and generalized muscle pain. The patient was diagnosed as rhabdomyolysis with myoglobinuric acute renal failure. But there was no history of muscle compression, ingestion of drugs which can cause rhabdomyolysis, or alcohol abuse. The initial clinical features and laboratory findings showed no evidence of infectious myopathy or electrolyte abnormality. The electromyography and muscle biopsy was performed and polymyositis was diagnosed. Polymyositis, an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy, can cause rhabdomyolysis, but myoglobinuric acute renal failure due to polymyositis is very rare. We report a case of myoglobinuric acute renal failure caused by polymyositis with review of the literatures.
