title: [Community-acquired pneumonia with rhabdomyolysis].
abstract: We assessed the frequency and etiology of rhabdomyolysis in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. In 594 patients with community-acquired pneumonia whose serum CPK were measured, 25 patients (2.4%) were found to have rhabdomyolysis. Including 4 patients with mixed infections, the etiologies in 25 patients with community-acquired pneumonia with rhabdomyolysis were as follows: Legionella species, 11 patients (44%); Influenza virus, 6 (24%); Streptococcus pneumoniae, 4 (16%); Chlamydia psittaci, 3 (12%); Mycoplasma pneumoniae, 2 (8%); unknown 3 patients (12%). The rates of rhabdomyolysis for each etiologic category were as follows: Legionella species, 26.8% (11/41); Chlamydia psittaci, 21.4% (3/14); Influenza virus, 9.5% (6/63) ; Streptococcus pneumoniae, 4.7% (4/85);Mycoplasma pneumoniae, 3.1% (2/65). Renal dysfunction with a serum creatinine concentration greater than 1.5 mg/dl occurred in 6 patients (24%). Our experience illustrates that 5 pathogens can cause rhabdomyolysis in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Legionella species are the most common organisms followed by Influenza virus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Chlamydia psittaci, Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center.
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takayanagi
authors.forename: Daidou
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tokunaga
authors.forename: Motoko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Kenichirou
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Hiroo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Mikio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ubukata
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurashima
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yanagisawa
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugita
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000209:etiology*