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Kang, Yim, Kim, Han, Shim, and Yoo: A Case of Rhabdomyolysis with Community Acquired Pneumonia
Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2005; 58(1): 59-63.

Published online: 31 January 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2005.58.1.59

A Case of Rhabdomyolysis with Community Acquired Pneumonia

Young Ae Kang, M.D., Jae Joon Yim, M.D., Young Whan Kim, M.D., Sung Koo Han, M.D., Young Soo Shim, M.D., Chul Gyu Yoo, M.D.

Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, and Lung Institute Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.

Address for correspondence : Chul Gyu Yoo, M.D. Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, and Lung Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine 28 Yongon-Dong, Chongno-Gu, Seoul, 110-744, South Korea. Phone: 82-2-760-3760, Fax : 82-2-762-9662, cgyoo@snu.ac.kr

Received 28 July 2004       Accepted 17 December 2004

Copyright©2005. The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases. All rights reserved.

Abstract

A-67-year old man was hospitalized due to fever, cough and dyspnea upon exertion, and was treated with intravenous antibiotics. During the hospital course he presented with weakness in his low extremities. The laboratory tests showed an elevated CK level and myoglobinuria. He was diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis with community-acquired pneumonia and treated accordingly. Subsequently, his symptoms and signs of rhabdomyolysis improved.

Keywords: Pneumonia, Rhabdomyolysis, Creatine phosphokinase

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