title: [Ultrasound findings in rhabdomyolysis].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Rhabdomyolysis is defined as skeletal muscle necrosis. Ultrasound assessment has recently become a useful tool for the diagnosis and monitoring of muscle diseases, including rhabdomyolysis. A case is presented on the ultrasound findings in a patient with rhabdomyolysis.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To highlight the importance of ultrasound as an essential part in the diagnosis in rhabdomyolysis, to describe the ultrasound findings, and review the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 30 year-old with post-traumatic rhabdomyolysis of both thighs. Ultrasound was performed using a Philips Sparq model with a high-frequency linear transducer (5-10MHz), in low-dimensional scanning mode (2D), in longitudinal and transverse sections at the level of both thighs. The images obtained showed disorganisation of the orientation of the muscle fibres, ground glass image, thickening of the muscular fascia, and the presence of anechoic areas.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ultrasound is a useful tool in the evaluation of rhabdomyolysis.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Terapia Intensiva, Fundación Clínica Médica Sur, Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, México.
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carrillo-Esper
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Terapia Intensiva, Fundación Clínica Médica Sur, Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, México. Electronic address: yazmingalvan21@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Yazmin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Galván-Talamantes
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Terapia Intensiva, Fundación Clínica Médica Sur, Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, México.
authors.forename: Cynthia Margarita
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Meza-Ayala
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Terapia Intensiva, Fundación Clínica Médica Sur, Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, México.
authors.forename: Julio Alberto
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cruz-Santana
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Terapia Intensiva, Fundación Clínica Médica Sur, Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, México.
authors.forename: Luis Ignacio
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Bonilla-Reséndiz
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000009:adverse effects; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D009051:Mountaineering / Q000293:injuries; D018485:Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D013848:Thigh; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Diagnosis; Diagnóstico; Rabdomiólisis; Rabdomyolysis; Ultrasonido; Ultrasound