Idiopathic rhabdomyolysis

Definition

Skeletal muscle breakdown with leakage of muscle contents, frequently accompanied by myoglobinuria, occurring in both adult and paediatric populations with no identifiable cause. The attacks are often recurrent. Renal failure due to tubular necrosis is a severe complication.

Exclusions

• Myasthenia gravis or certain specified neuromuscular junction disorders
• Secondary myopathies

Also indexed as

Nearby in Ischaemic infarction of muscle

• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified