A Case of Acute Renal Failure due to Rhabdomyolysis Induced by Convulsion

Jeon, Hak-Su; Lee, Ji-Hee; Ha, Tae-Sun

J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol > Volume 9(2); 2005 > Article

J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol 2005;9(2): 251-254.

전신적 경련 후 발생한 횡문근융해증에 의해 초래된 급성신부전 1례

전학수, 이지희, 하태선

¹충북대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
²충북대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
³충북대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실

A Case of Acute Renal Failure due to Rhabdomyolysis Induced by Convulsion

Hak-Su Jeon, Ji-Hee Lee, Tae-Sun Ha

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University
²Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University
³Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University

ABSTRACT

Rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome resulting from skeletal muscle injury with release of muscle cell contents into the plasma. It has been reported as a cause of acute renal failure(ARF), and often associated with alcohol abuse, muscle compression, infections, and generalized seizure. Rhabdomyolysis-induced ARF is rare in children. We experienced a case of rhabdomyolysis-induced ARF in a 12-year-old boy who presented with azotemia and oliguria secondary to convulsion. After the control of convulsion by antiepileptic drugs, the daily urine output gradually increased and systemic features recovered with appropriate hydration and alkalinization.

Key words: Rhabdomyolysis | Acute renal failure | Convulsion