Severe rhabdomyolysis caused by Plasmodium vivax malaria in the Brazilian Amazon

• Published in: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 83; no. 2; pp. 271 - 273
• Main Authors: Siqueira, André M, Alexandre, Márcia A A, Mourão, Maria P G, Santos, Valquir S, Nagahashi-Marie, Suely K, Alecrim, Maria G C, Lacerda, Marcus V G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 05.08.2010
• Series: Case Report
• Subjects: Adolescent; Animals; Brazil; Humans; Malaria, Vivax - complications; Malaria, Vivax - drug therapy; Male; Plasmodium vivax; Rhabdomyolysis - complications; Rhabdomyolysis - parasitology; Brazil

Severe rhabdomyolysis (creatine phosphokinase = 29,400 U/L) developed in a 16-year-old boy from Manaus, Brazil, after he started treatment with chloroquine for infection with Plasmodium vivax. Treatment led to myoglobinuria and acute renal failure. After hemodialysis, the patient improved and a musc...