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Exceptionally High Creatine Kinase (CK) Levels in Multicausal and Complicated
Rhabdomyolysis: A Case Report
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Luckoor P
; Salehi M
; Kunadu A
Am J Case Rep
2017[Jul]; 18
(ä): 746-749
PMID28674380
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BACKGROUND Rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome caused by muscle breakdown. It can be
caused by traumatic as well as non-traumatic factors such as drugs, toxins, and
infections. Although it has been initially associated with only traumatic causes,
non-traumatic causes now appear to be at least 5 times more frequent. In
rhabdomyolysis, the CK levels can range anywhere from 10 000 to 200 000 or even
higher. The higher the CK levels, the greater will be the renal damage and
associated complications. We present the case of a patient with exceptionally
massive rhabdomyolysis with unusually high CK levels (nearly 1 million) caused by
combined etiologic factors and complicated with acute renal failure. CASE REPORT
A 36-year-old African American male patient with no significant past medical
history and a social history of cocaine and alcohol abuse presented with diarrhea
and generalized weakness of 2 days' duration. He was found to be febrile,
tachycardic, tachypneic, and hypoxic. The patient was subsequently intubated and
admitted to the medical ICU. Laboratory work-up showed acute renal failure with
deranged liver functions test results, and elevated creatine kinase of 701,400
U/L. CK levels were subsequently too high for the lab to quantify. Urine
legionella testing was positive for L. pneumophilia serogroup 1 antigen and urine
toxicology was positive for cocaine. The patient had a protracted course in the
ICU. He was initially started on CVVH, and later received intermittent
hemodialysis for about 1 month. CONCLUSIONS In the presence of multiple etiologic
factors, rhabdomyolysis can be massive with resultant significant morbidity.
Clinicians should have a high index of suspicion for rhabdomyolysis in the
presence of multiple factors, as early recognition of this diseases is very
important in the prevention and active management of life-threatening conditions.