title: [Acute rhabdomyolysis, myoglobinuria and renal insufficiency caused by ethanol: review of the literature and description of a clinical case with fatal outcome].
abstract: Several studies demonstrated that alcohol can induce both chronic and acute myopathy with myoglobinuria. Acute rhabdomyolysis is commonly followed by a renal failure (R.F.) of variable degree. The Authors report a case of rhabdomyolysis induced acute R.F. in a chronic alcoholic young man. The patient died in irreversible shock. Early diagnosis of the disease seems to be important, because early treatment can prevent acute myoglobinuric R.F.
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authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Piazza
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Girardi
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D009212:Myoglobinuria / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Rabdomiolisi acuta, mioglobinuria ed insufficienza renale da etanolo: revisione della letteratura e descrizione di un caso clinico ad evoluzione infausta.