Rhabdomyolysis Causes

Aka: Rhabdomyolysis Causes

advertisement

II. Causes: Exogenous Causes

  1. See medications and toxins below
  2. Limb ischemia
  3. Trauma or Poisoning
    1. Lightning Injury, Electrocution or third-degree burns
    2. Compartment Syndrome
    3. Crush injury
    4. Snake Bite
    5. Africanized honey bee bites
    6. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
    7. Prolonged immobility (patient found down)
  4. Heat Injury
    1. Heat Stroke
    2. Malignant Hyperthermia
    3. Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
  5. Physical exertion
    1. Marathon Running
    2. Overexertion
      1. Deconditioned athletes
      2. Sickle Cell Anemia
    3. Exercising with impaired heat dissipation
      1. Heavy or occlusive sports equipment
      2. Humid, warm environment

III. Causes: Endogenous Causes

  1. Hypoxia
  2. Polymyositis or Dermatomyositis
  3. Viral Infections
    1. HIV Infection
    2. Influenza A
    3. Influenza B
  4. Bacterial Infections
    1. Legionella
    2. Salmonella
    3. Streptococcus
  5. Endocrine causes
    1. Thyroid disease
    2. Diabetic Ketoacidosis
  6. Electrolytes
    1. Hypophosphatemia
    2. Hypokalemia (Vasoconstriction occurs when Potassium is deficient)

IV. Causes: Medications

  1. HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
    1. See Statin-Induced Myopathy
    2. Especially when used with Fibrates (e.g. Gemfibrozil)
  2. Cyclosporine
  3. Itraconazole
  4. Erythromycin
  5. Colchicine
  6. Zidovudine
  7. Corticosteroids
  8. Antipyschotics

V. Causes: Alcohol or Drug Use

  1. Alcohol
  2. Cocaine
  3. Methamphetamine
  4. Ecstasy
  5. LSD
  6. Phencyclidine (PCP)

VI. References

  1. Marx in Rosen (2002) Emergency Medicine 1762-70
  2. Rendon and Opfer (2019) Crit Dec Emerg Med 33(10): 3-8
  3. Sauret (2002) Am Fam Physician 65(5):907-12 [PubMed]

Images: Related links to external sites (from Bing)

These images are a random sampling from a Bing search on the term "Rhabdomyolysis Causes." Click on the image (or right click) to open the source website in a new browser window. Search Bing for all related images

Related Studies

Related Topics in Organ Failure

advertisement