[A case of rhabdomyolysis during hospitalization for acute hepatitis A]

Korean J Hepatol. 2009 Mar;15(1):85-9. doi: 10.3350/kjhep.2009.15.1.85.
[Article in Korean]

Abstract

A 29-year-old man was admitted to hospital with fever, myalgia, and sore throat. Initial laboratory findings were compatible with acute hepatitis; he was positive for the serologic marker for acute hepatitis A. On the 3rd day of admission, in spite of normalization of body temperature and a reduction in serum liver enzyme levels, serum levels of creatinine phosphokinase had increased up to 16,949 U/L. The patient recovered with supportive therapy and was discharged on the 12th day. We report a case of acute hepatitis A complicated by rhabdomyolysis during hospitalization.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Alanine Transaminase / blood
  • Aspartate Aminotransferases / blood
  • Creatine Kinase / blood
  • Hepatitis A / complications
  • Hepatitis A / diagnosis*
  • Hospitalization
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Rhabdomyolysis / diagnosis*
  • Rhabdomyolysis / etiology

Substances

  • Aspartate Aminotransferases
  • Alanine Transaminase
  • Creatine Kinase