Causes of Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Drugs & Toxins (Statins, alcohol, cocaine)

 • Direct Muscle Damage (Trauma/crush injury, burns, extreme exercise)

 • Muscle Hypoxia (Prolonged immobilization)

 • Infections (Influenza, HIV, Legionella, S. pyogenes, Clostridium)

 • Temperature (Heat stroke, malignant neuroleptic syndrome)

 • Inflammatory Muscle Disease (myositis)

 • Metabolic Disorders (Diabetic ketoacidosis, hypothyroidism)

 • Genetic Defects (Deficiencies in glycolytic enzymes or lipid metabolism, mitochondrial)



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