Pressure induced rhabdomyolysis complicating an undiscovered fall.
An 82-year-old man developed severe pressure-induced rhabdomyolysis after falling and remaining undiscovered on the floor. This unusually severe case is reported to illustrate the features of a condition which in milder degree may be common in old people and give rise to diagnostic confusion.
D000061:Accidents, Home; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009212:Myoglobinuria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D011312:Pressure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000175:diagnosis*