title: Massive rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure after acetonitrile exposure.
abstract: A case of systemic rhabomyolysis after acetonitrile exposure is reported. A 35-year-old previously healthy man suffered from vomiting, convulsion and consciousness loss 15 hours after exposure to acetonitrile. Since acetonitrile is known to be metabolized into cyanide, antidote therapy against cyanide poisoning was given. On admission, pain and all-over muscle swelling were marked. Although the initial therapy was effective, rhabdomyolysis and then acute renal failure developed. Renal function improved very slowly after six weeks of hemodialysis, but atrophy of the muscles remained. The rhabdomyolysis may have been caused by toxicity of the cyanide itself in combination with hypoxia and convulsion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Yamaguchi Prefecture General Hospital, Hofu.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Muraki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matayoshi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamei
mesh_terms: D000097:Acetonitriles / Q000506:poisoning*; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000097:Acetonitriles; C032159:acetonitrile