title: Influenza A induced rhabdomyolysis resulting in extensive compartment syndrome.
abstract: This is a case of influenza A induced rhabdomyolysis resulting in extensive compartment syndrome and acute renal failure in a 10-year-old child. The patient required fasciotomies in all four extremities. Even after fasciotomies were performed, the muscle tissue continued to swell, suggesting a primary myositis. This case emphasizes the importance of considering the diagnosis of compartment syndrome in patients with influenza infection and severe myalgia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Swaringen
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Seiler
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Bruce
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications*; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology*