title: Exertional rhabdomyolysis in a body builder abusing anabolic androgenic steroids.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina 27858-4354, USA.
authors: N R
authors: NR
authors: Braseth
authors: E J
authors: EJ
authors: Allison
authors: J E
authors: JE
authors: Gough
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D045930:Anabolic Agents; D003402:Creatine Kinase