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Nontraumatic rhabdomyolysis with short‐term alcohol intoxication – a case report

Stamatis S. Papadatos, Georgios Deligiannis, George Bazoukis, Paschalia Michelongona, Aikaterini Spiliopoulou, Stefanos Mylonas, Christos Zissis

Clinical Case Reports · 2015 · 47 citations · 18 references

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Alcohol-induced rhabdomyolysis is a potentially life-threatening condition due to the probability of progression to acute renal injury. Patients admitted to emergency department with acute alcohol intoxication should always undergo blood and urine tests for early recognition and treatment of rhabdomyolysis.

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