Key result
Ultrasound imaging aids diagnosis of weight-lifting induced arm rhabdomyolysis with complete recovery on conservative treatment.
Case Report (n=1)
Ultrasound can be a useful diagnostic modality for exertional rhabdomyolysis, which may have a different sonographic appearance in less severe cases.
May support bedside ultrasound for exertional rhabdomyolysis diagnosis; hypothesis-generating and requires validation before broader adoption.
Ultrasound imaging of rhabdomyolysis previously has been reported in the literature, but differing descriptions of its appearance exist. In this report, we describe a relatively rare case of exertional rhabdomyolysis of the anterior arm muscles. This injury may appear sonographically different than more severe cases of rhabdomyolysis. Our patient was a young, active individual participating in a weight-lifting exercise as part of a physiology laboratory experiment. Ultrasound was helpful to assist in the diagnosis and rule out other conditions. He was treated conservatively and eventually made a complete recovery.
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Pierson et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Exertional rhabdomyolysis of the anterior arm muscles (n=1). Conservative treatment and ultrasound imaging was evaluated on Recovery. Ultrasound imaging assisted in diagnosing exertional rhabdomyolysis of the anterior arm muscles in a young male after weight-lifting, who made a complete recovery with conservative treatment.
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