Tropical pyomyositis and myoglobinuria.
A 24-year-old Samoan woman had rhabdomyolysis, myoglobinuria, and acute renal failure, secondary to tropical pyomyositis. The pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and management of pyomyositis and myoglobinuric renal failure are reviewed.
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014905:Independent State of Samoa; D009212:Myoglobinuria / Q000209:etiology*; D009220:Myositis / Q000209:etiology*; D013492:Suppuration / Q000209:etiology; D014330:Tropical Medicine