[Clinical case of the month. A case of acute rhabdomyolysis].
A 83 years old patient was admitted with a complex clinical picture including cutaneous rash, muscular pain, rhabdomyolysis and renal failure. The clinical picture suggests a dermatopolymyositis. Despite of high dose corticotherapy, the patient died on day 22. The anatomical examination shows a cholangiocarcinoma disseminated locally as well as in the lungs and bones.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051437:Renal Insufficiency; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology