Rhabdomyolysis secondary to keyboard overuse: occupational hazard of the computer age.
A 33-year-old man presented with rhabdomyolysis with bilateral forearm pain and a profoundly elevated creatine phosphokinase. The cause of his illness appears to be computer keyboard overuse soon after a viral illness. This is the first case report directly linking rhabdomyolysis with keyboard overuse.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington DC 20037, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D003402:Creatine Kinase