title: Rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure in a child with Salmonella enteritidis gastroenteritis.
abstract: We report on an 11-year-old boy who developed rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure following Salmonella enteritidis gastroenteritis. Rhabdomyolysis should be considered as a potentially fatal complication in patients with Salmonella gastroenteritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital, 4-1-1 Himebara, Izumo, Japan. kasai@spch.izumo.shimane.jp
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asai
authors.forename: Shin-ichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Kumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsumura
authors.forename: Fumihide
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D004531:Eggs / Q000382:microbiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D017583:Hemodiafiltration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012478:Salmonella Food Poisoning / Q000150:complications*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000472:pathogenicity*