Acute ventilatory failure and myoglobinuria.
The prognosis of myoglobinuria is good even when acute renal failure occurs. We describe two patients who died from acute ventilatory failure due to myopathic involvement of the respiratory muscles. This rare complication of myoglobinuria has a high mortality despite ventilatory support.
D000208:Acute Disease; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D009212:Myoglobinuria / Q000150:complications*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000150:complications*