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  • Title: [Rhabdomyolysis in acute intoxications].
    Author: Villalba García MV, López Glez-Cobos C, García Castaño J, Pinilla Llorente B, Gonzalez Ramallo VJ, Muiño Míguez A.
    Journal: An Med Interna; 1994 Mar; 11(3):119-22. PubMed ID: 8011870.
    Abstract:
    The development of rhabdomyolysis is a complications of acute intoxications, although its actual incidences is unknown. We had studied the frequency and differential characteristics of the patients with such complications. A prospective study was conducted with 200 patients admitted to a General Hospital from an urban area due to acute intoxication, recording the etiology of the intoxication, motivation and analytical characteristics of the patients with rhabdomyolysis compared to their patients without rhabdomyolysis. The incidence of rhabdomyolysis was 7.7%. Among the patients with rhabdomyolysis, ludic motivation (59%) and etiology associated to drug abuse (heroin 30%, cocaine 24%) were more frequent compared to the patients without rhabdomyolysis. Twenty per cent of the patients consuming cocaine and 17% of the patients consuming heroin developed rhabdomyolysis. Acute rhabdomyolysis was, thus, a significant complication of acute intoxications, associated to the consumption of illegal drugs and, at least in our cases, with a good evolution regarding the renal function.
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