Isolated exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis of brachialis and brachioradialis muscles: an atypical clinical case

L Have; A Drouet

doi:10.1016/j.rehab.2011.09.010

Isolated exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis of brachialis and brachioradialis muscles: an atypical clinical case

Ann Phys Rehabil Med. 2011 Nov;54(8):525-9. doi: 10.1016/j.rehab.2011.09.010. Epub 2011 Oct 21.

Authors

L Have¹, A Drouet

Affiliation

¹ Service de neurologie, HIA Desgenettes, 108, boulevard Pinel, 69275 Lyon Cedex 03, France.

PMID: 22079219
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2011.09.010

Abstract

OBJECTIVE AND PATIENT: To report an atypical case of exercise-induced bilateral brachialis and brachioradialis rhabdomyolysis in a 25-year-old woman.

Discussion and conclusion: Persistent focal muscle pain, atypical by its duration and intensity, even after moderate exercise, should prompt the search for rhabdomyolysis and discuss the possibility of acute compartment syndrome. MRI images can validate the muscle edema. Progressive and adapted training as well as respecting individual limits are necessary measures to prevent rhabdomyolysis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Muscle, Skeletal / pathology*
Resistance Training / adverse effects*
Rhabdomyolysis / blood
Rhabdomyolysis / diagnosis
Rhabdomyolysis / etiology*
Upper Extremity / injuries*