Acute disintegration, necrosis of muscle fibre that is potentially fatal.
A serious and potentially fatal disease involving destruction or degeneration of skeletal muscle.
Disintegration of striated muscle fibers, with excretions of myoglobin in the urine.
an acute disease of skeletal muscle
Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of skeletal muscle due to injury, either mechanical, physical or chemical. The principal result of this process is acute renal failure due to accumulation of muscle breakdown products in the bloodstream, several of which are injurous to the kidney. Treatment is with intravenous fluids, and dialysis if necessary.
