title: [Rhabdomyolysis after lifting IKEA bags in a man using sertraline].
abstract: We present a case of a 28-year-old male, using sertraline, who experienced progressive oedema in both upper extremities after having lifted two IKEA bags weighing 20 kg each from his car up to the third floor. Blood creatine kinase (CK) level was measured 5,260 U/l, and the patient was admitted for oral rehydration with the diagnosis rhabdomyolysis. The MRI showed swelling in the triceps muscles and latissimus dorsi muscles resulting in compression of the brachial vein. We discuss the pathomechanism behind the increased CK level and the swelling, and the possible effect sertraline may have had on the development of rhabdomyolysis.
authors.affiliation: ikummen@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ingvild
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kummen
authors.forename: Thomas Giver
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D017770:Lifting / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D020280:Sertraline / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D020280:Sertraline