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Rhabdomyolysis is a potentially life-threatening syndrome resulting from the breakdown of skeletal muscle fibers with leakage of muscle contents into the circulation.
The most common causes are crush injury, overexertion, alcohol abuse and certain medicines and toxic substances.
Several inherited genetic disorders, such as McArdle's disease
and Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, are predisposing factors for the syndrome.Clinical features are often nonspecific, and tea-colored urine is usually the first clue to the presence of rhabdomyolysis.
Hepatic dysfunction occurs in only about 25 percent of the individuals.
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