Problemi speciali
Rabdomiolisi in età pediatrica
RHABDOMYOLYSIS IN PAEDIATRIC AGE
Chiara Lucia Bersanini, Sara Arrigoni, Carlo Stringhi, Paola Tommasi, Giovanna Zuin, Massimo Fontana
Ospedale dei Bambini “Vittore Buzzi”, Milano
Marzo 2011 - pagg. 161 -166
Abstract
Rhabdomyolysis is the common final pathway of different processes that lead to the destruction
of skeletal muscle and release of cellular contents in plasma; it is defined as
serum creatine kinase (CK) level five times above normal in the absence of myocardial
infarction. In the paediatric population the most common causes of rhabdomyolysis are
viral infections and traumas. The striated muscle repair mechanism is rapid and effective
and the prognosis is excellent; the extent of complications in the acute phase is highly
dependent on the etiology of the damage, early diagnosis and therapy. We report three
cases of rhabdomyolysis from different etiology.
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