title: Rhabdomyolysis associated with bacteremic pneumonia due to Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: A case of rhabdomyolysis associated with bacteremic pneumonia due to Staphylococcus aureus is reported. A 58-year-old man was admitted because of severe left lobar pneumonia, and presented myoglobinuria on admission. The serum creatine phosphokinase level was transiently elevated and myoglobinuria were disclosed. Sputum and venous blood cultures grew Staphylococcus aureus. Rhabdomyolysis has rarely been reported in cases of bacterial infection, especially those due to Staphylococcus aureus. This case might be an extremely rare case of rhabdomyolysis complicating Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia following severe left upper lobar pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama Rosai Hospital, Uozu.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bando
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujimura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuda
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009211:Myoglobin / Q000097:blood; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000209:etiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus
chemical_list: D009211:Myoglobin