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. 1991 Apr;67(786):389–390. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.67.786.389

Influenza A infection with rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure--a potentially fatal complication.

L Berry 1, S Braude 1
PMCID: PMC2398832  PMID: 2068037

Abstract

This paper describes a case of influenza A infection complicated by rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure. This very rare complication is particularly important as symptoms may be non-specific and therefore ascribed to the underlying influenzal illness.

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