Key result
Long-term alcohol abuse can lead to nontraumatic rhabdomyolysis presenting with an insidious onset of malaise and weakness, which can be successfully treated with aggressive intravenous hydration.
Population
n=1, 48-year-old African American man with long-term alcohol intoxication presenting with generalized…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
4 days
Authors
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May raise suspicion for insidious rhabdomyolysis in chronic alcohol abuse; case evidence leaves open need for prospective validation of hydration.
Case Report (n=1)
Nontraumatic rhabdomyolysis can occur in patients with long-term alcohol abuse without a history of coma or immobilization, and early recognition with aggressive IV hydration is crucial to prevent renal damage.
Qiu et al. (2004) conducted a case report in Nontraumatic rhabdomyolysis (n=1). Long-term alcohol intoxication was evaluated. Long-term alcohol abuse can lead to nontraumatic rhabdomyolysis presenting with an insidious onset of malaise and weakness, which can be successfully treated with aggressive intravenous hydration.
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