Pressure induced rhabdomyolysis complicating an undiscovered fall.

An 82-year-old man developed severe pressure-induced rhabdomyolysis after falling and remaining undiscovered on the floor. This unusually severe case is reported to illustrate the features of a condition which in milder degree may be common in old people and give rise to diagnostic confusion.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ratcliffe, P, Berman, P, Griffiths, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1983
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description An 82-year-old man developed severe pressure-induced rhabdomyolysis after falling and remaining undiscovered on the floor. This unusually severe case is reported to illustrate the features of a condition which in milder degree may be common in old people and give rise to diagnostic confusion.
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title Pressure induced rhabdomyolysis complicating an undiscovered fall.
title_full Pressure induced rhabdomyolysis complicating an undiscovered fall.
title_fullStr Pressure induced rhabdomyolysis complicating an undiscovered fall.
title_full_unstemmed Pressure induced rhabdomyolysis complicating an undiscovered fall.
title_short Pressure induced rhabdomyolysis complicating an undiscovered fall.
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