Key result
A 2-year-old child developed severe acute rhabdomyolysis with respiratory arrest and mild myocardial dysfunction following a viral infection.
Population
1 previously healthy 2-year-old child who developed acute severe rhabdomyolysis and myocarditis after a…
Design
Case_report
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May warrant vigilance for rare severe complications in pediatric viral rhabdomyolysis; leaves open questions on incidence and predictors.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights that viral-induced rhabdomyolysis in children can rarely present with severe complications including respiratory arrest and myocardial dysfunction.
Bechi et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Severe rhabdomyolysis with myocarditis (n=1). Viral infection was evaluated on Clinical course (respiratory arrest, cardiac involvement). A 2-year-old child developed severe acute rhabdomyolysis with respiratory arrest and mild myocardial dysfunction following a viral infection.
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