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

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Creatinine Kinase / Muscle & Joints / Myoglobulin / Rhabdomyolysis / Vascular smooth muscle cells Posted on: September 23, 2025June 16, 2025

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 […]