Rhabdomyolysis with cardiac and respiratory involvement.
A case of acute nontraumatic rhabdomyolysis in a heroin addict is described. In addition to respiratory failure, the patient's course was complicated by life-threatening arrhythmias and electrocardiographic changes compatible with primary cardiac involvement. This case suggests that rhabdomyolysis may involve cardiac muscle on rare occasions.
D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D001706:Biopsy; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D009212:Myoglobinuria / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*