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Case Reports
. 2020 Oct;39(10):e314-e315.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002853.

Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury as Leading COVID-19 Presentation in an Adolescent

Nathalie Tram  1 , Benedetta Chiodini  1 , Isabel Montesinos  2 , Alfredo Vicinanza  3 , Xavier Beretta-Piccoli  3 , Natacha Gubbelmans  1 , Milena Demey  1 , Nathalie Genis  1 , Anne Tilmanne  4 , Pierre R Smeesters  4   5   6   7 , Khalid Ismaili  1
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Case Reports

Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury as Leading COVID-19 Presentation in an Adolescent

Nathalie Tram et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the virus responsible of the current COVID-19 pandemic, has limited impact in the pediatric population. Children are often asymptomatic or present mild flu-like symptoms. We report the case of a COVID-19-infected adolescent presenting severe rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury without any fever or respiratory symptoms.

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