title: [Acute rhabdomyolysis due to butane inhalation. Report of two cases].
abstract: Prolonged inhalation of gas butane induced mostly neurological and cardiovascular symptoms. We reported two very rare cases of acute rhabdomyolysis caused by accidental prolonged inhalation of butane. The early diagnosis and the symptomatic treatment were associated with favourable evolution in the two cases. The mechanism of this complication is discussed and compared with the literature.
authors.affiliation: Service d'anesthésie réanimation chirurgicale, CHU Hassan-II, Fès, Maroc. khatouf@viola.fr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khatouf
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ifkharen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drissi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Housni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harandou
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kanjaa
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002073:Butanes / Q000506:poisoning*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D019570:Inhalation Exposure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D020258:Neurotoxicity Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D002073:Butanes; C046888:butane; D003402:Creatine Kinase