Acute renal failure in SARS patients: more than rhabdomyolysis. |
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Authors: | Vin-Cent Wu Po-Ren Hsueh Wei-Chou Lin Jenq-Wen Huang Hung-Bin Tsai Yung-Ming Chen Kwan-Dun Wu |
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Institution: | Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. |
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Abstract: | |
Introduction
| Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-associated coronavirus(SARS-CoV) has been identified as the causal agent of SARS.Although not common, acute renal failure (ARF) in SARS patientsusually has a catastrophic outcome, with a mortality rate of77% 1]. The causes of ARF in association with SARS are unknown.An increase in creatine kinase (CK) may play a role 2]. Wepresent two patients who met the definition of probable SARS.
Case 1
| A 78-year-old man
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Keywords: | acute renal failure histopathology rhabdomyolysis SARS |
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