Slowly Progressive Rhabdomyolysis Post COVID-19: Insights for Acute Kidney Injury Prediction With Discordant Creatine Kinase and Myoglobin Elevations

September 23, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Slowly Progressive Rhabdomyolysis Post COVID-19: Insights for Acute Kidney Injury Prediction With Discordant Creatine Kinase and Myoglobin Elevations

Takeshi Okubo • Hidemichi Kouzu • Ayaka Kamada et. all., DOI: 10.7759/cureus.68145 Abstract Rhabdomyolysis can lead to acute kidney injury (AKI), primarily due to myoglobin-induced tubular damage. We present a case of slowly progressive rhabdomyolysis following…[...]

August 30, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

COVID-19 Infection Induces Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury

Mohamad Rababah • Amer Rababah • Baha Alsmadi, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.91153 Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. COVID-19 mainly affects the respiratory tract, and it can also lead…[...]

June 30, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Polymyositis and Severe Rhabdomyolysis in the Context of Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Report

Angela Ghiletchi • Rodrigo Leão • Carolina Coelho, et. al., DOI: 10.7759/cureus.66957 Abstract Rhabdomyolysis is characterized by muscle breakdown and the release of muscle enzymes into the bloodstream, which can lead to acute kidney injury…[...]

September 5, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection-Induced Rhabdomyolysis in the Backdrop of Statin-Cyclosporine Drug Interaction

Vivek Nayak M • FNU Bipasha • Kotresha Neelakantappa, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.68127 Abstract Rhabdomyolysis involves skeletal muscle breakdown leading to high serum creatine kinase (CK) levels and myoglobinuria. Here, we report the case of a middle-aged…[...]