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Aetiology

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The causes of rhabdomyolysis include:

  • muscle trauma:
    • blunt trauma
    • burns
    • polymyositis
    • ischaemia
    • severe exercise
    • convulsions

  • infections:
    • viral:
      • coxsachie
      • Epstein-Barr virus
      • influenza
    • septicaemia

drugs and toxins:

  • statin treatment
  • alcohol
  • heroin abuse
  • snake venom
  • solvent abuse
  • carbon monoxide poisoning

  • metabolic:
    • hypokalaemia

  • congenital:
    • McArdle's syndrome

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