A rare autopsy case of traumatic rhabdomyolysis associated with intermittent assault

Rhabdomyolysis, or the dissolution of skeletal muscle, is characterized by the leakage of intramyocellular substances such as myoglobin, electrolytes, and other sarcoplasmic proteins into the circulation [1–3]. The development of rhabdomyolysis has many causes, including trauma, excessive muscular activity (e.g., exercises and seizures), prolonged immobilization, muscle ischemia, infection, excess body heat (e.g., heat stroke and malignant syndrome), metabolic and electrolyte disorders, drugs and toxins, and genetic defects [4–9].

Source: Legal Medicine - April 11, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Fumiko Chiba, Yohsuke Makino, Ayumi Motomura, Go Inokuchi, Namiko Ishii, Suguru Torimitsu, Yumi Hoshioka, Hiroko Abe, Rutsuko Yamaguchi, Mari Hashimoto, Ayaka Sakuma, Sayaka Nagasawa, Hisako Saito, Daisuke Yajima, Hirotaro Iwase Source Type: research