Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
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Abnormal urine color (dark, red, or cola colored) - General weakness
- Muscle stiffness or aching (
myalgia ) - Muscle tenderness
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Weakness of the affected muscles
Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease include the following:
Fatigue Joint pain Seizures Weight gain (unintentional)
Signs and tests
An examination reveals tender or damaged skeletal muscles.
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CPK is very high. -
Serum myoglobin test is positive. -
Serum potassium may be very high -
Urinalysis may revealcasts and be positive forhemoglobin without evidence of red blood cells on microscopic examination. -
Urine myoglobin test is positive.
This disease may also alter the results of the following tests:
CPK isoenzymes Urine creatinine Serum creatinine
Images
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Review Date: 08/13/2009
Reviewed By: Parul Patel, MD, Private Practice specializing in Nephrology and
Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Affiliated with California
Pacific Medical Center, Department of Transplantation, San
Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
