title: Rhabdomyolysis as presenting feature of acute HIV-1 seroconversion in a pediatric patient.
abstract: Acute rhabdomyolysis is a rare phenomenon in the emergency setting almost exclusively associated with trauma, drugs, and recent upper respiratory and gastrointestinal infection. Rare reports in the literature have highlighted adult patients presenting with rhabdomyolysis as 1 component in a constellation of symptoms in acute HIV-1 seroconversion; however, there are few reports of rhabdomyolysis as the sole presenting symptom. This case highlights the importance of investigating HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases in pediatric cases of rhabdomyolysis in the emergency care setting.
authors.affiliation: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210. Electronic address: JasonJGagnon@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gagnon
authors.affiliation: Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA.
authors.forename: Harold
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katner
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: S Brent
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Core
authors.affiliation: Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dozier
authors.affiliation: Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA.
authors.forename: Chintan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA.
authors.forename: Chanty
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology*; D000069078:Seroconversion