title: Acute renal failure due to traumatic rhabdomyolysis.
abstract: Between 1990 and 1993, we studied 14 cases of acute renal failure due to prolonged muscular exercise (e.g., squat jumping, sit-ups) and blunt trauma inflicted by law enforcement personnel using sticks or leather belts. None of the patients had a prior history of myopathy, neuropathy, or renal disease. All were critically ill and required renal support in the form of dialysis. Although the morbidity was high, 13 of the patients recovered normal renal function. One patient expired due to sepsis.
authors.affiliation: Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation Civil Hospital, Dow Medical College Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naqvi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Akhtar
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yazdani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhatti
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Naqvi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rizvi
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries*; D009212:Myoglobinuria / Q000150:complications / Q000652:urine; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000150:complications*; D014104:Torture; D014508:Urea / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D014508:Urea; D003404:Creatinine