Anesthesia-induced rhabdomyolysis in infants with unsuspected Duchenne dystrophy. Acta Paediatr 1992 Sep;81(9):716-9
Date
09/01/1992Pubmed ID
1421917DOI
10.1111/j.1651-2227.1992.tb12344.xScopus ID
2-s2.0-0026660948 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 26 CitationsAbstract
Anesthesia-induced rhabdomyolysis in infancy may represent an unsuspected Duchenne dystrophy. In order to establish the diagnosis of this genetic disease more definitively, a dystrophin test is a requisite following the conventional creatine kinase test and light and electron microscopies of the muscle biopsy.
Author List
Tang TT, Oechler HW, Siker D, Segura AD, Franciosi RAAuthor
Annette D. Segura MD Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Pathology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Anesthesia, GeneralChild, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Microscopy, Electron
Muscles
Muscular Dystrophies
Rhabdomyolysis