Rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure in a child with Salmonella enteritidis gastroenteritis.
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.
Asai
Koichi
K
Department of Pediatrics, Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital, 4-1-1 Himebara, Izumo, Japan. kasai@spch.izumo.shimane.jp
Tanaka
Shin-ichiro
S
Arai
Masato
M
Tanaka
Noriko
N
Tsumura
Kumi
K
Kato
Fumihide
F
Kikuchi
Kiyoshi
K
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*