Rhabdomyolysis with Myoglobinuria

Abstract

IDIOPATHIC paralytic myoglobinuria is a rare disease. However, in recent years several cases have been published, bringing the total number reported to 34. The literature contains many excellent and exhaustive reviews of the subject.^{1 2 3 4 5 6} Of the 34 cases 7 have been associated with a recognizable form of muscular disease. Four of the remaining 27 cases^{7 8 9 10} were unique in that they were characterized by a single, overwhelming, fatal attack. This report describes a case that falls into this select group.Case ReportL.B. (H.H. 90–24–69), a 42-year-old colored female factory worker, was first admitted to the Hartford Hospital on January 26, . . .