title: Acute renal failure resulting from rhabdomyolysis following a seizure.
abstract: A 30-year-old Indian man presented with progressive renal impairment following a seizure. The complaint of troublesome back pain led to the suspicion of rhabdomyolysis being the cause of acute renal failure. The diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis was supported by a markedly elevated serum creatinine phosphokinase level. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a right paraspinal muscle tear. The patient underwent haemodialysis and subsequently had a rapid and complete recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi 110001, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D004231:Diuresis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003402:Creatine Kinase