title: Salicylate-induced rhabdomyolysis.
abstract: A 42-year-old woman was hospitalized with aspirin intoxication. The patient developed massive skeletal muscle damage without any evidence of muscle compression, hyperthermia, or other predisposing factors. The exact mechanism by which salicylates cause muscle damage is unknown, but the muscle damage appears to be the result of a direct toxic effect. This represents the first case of isolated salicylate-induced rhabdomyolysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Leventhal
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kuritsky
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ginsburg
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Bomalaski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001241:Aspirin / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D005751:Gastric Lavage; D006801:Humans; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
chemical_list: D001241:Aspirin