Rhabdomyolysis following Status asthmaticus

Bando, Takuma; Fujimura, Masaki; Noda, Yatsugi; Ohta, Goroku; Matsuda, Tamotsu

doi:10.1159/000196566

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“…In most of the previous reported cases, vigorous exertion of respiratory muscles, generalized muscle hypoxia, and metabolic and respiratory acidosis were often found together and considered to be the main factors leading to rhabdomyolysis [2, 4, 7, 13, 14]. …”

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Potential factors involved in the causation of rhabdomyolysis following status asthmaticus

Qiao

Cheng

Liu

et al. 2016

Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol

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Rhabdomyolysis is a rare but potentially fatal complication of status asthmaticus. Since the first case was reported in 1978, only a few dozen cases have been described till date. We performed a literature review with the aim to characterize the pathophysiological basis of the occurrence of rhabdomyolysis in patients with status asthmaticus. Excessive exertion of respiratory muscles, hypoxia and acidosis, electrolyte imbalance, infections, some drugs used for asthma control, use of mechanical ventilation, prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation, higher age of the patient and some underlying diseases or genetic factors appear to be involved in its causation. In patients with status asthmaticus, it is important to pay more attention to these factors and to closely monitor creatine kinase levels in blood so as to ensure early detection of rhabdomyolysis.

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