Exertional rhabdomyolysis in a body builder abusing anabolic androgenic steroids.
Rhabdomyolysis, or acute skeletal muscle destruction, may be accompanied by myoglobinaemia, myoglobinuria, and an elevated serum creatine kinase level. This disorder has many potential causes. In this article, the authors describe a case of rhabdomyolysis occurring after vigorous weight lifting by a man who was supplementing his weight-training programme with the intake of anabolic androgenic steroids dispensed to him by a colleague.
Braseth
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Department of Emergency Medicine, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina 27858-4354, USA.
Allison
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Gough
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D000328:Adult; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D004300:Doping in Sports; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects; D009212:Myoglobinuria / Q000139:chemically induced; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014891:Weight Lifting
D045930:Anabolic Agents; D003402:Creatine Kinase