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Case Reports
. 2023 Oct 4;16(10):e255621.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-255621.

Acute HIV presenting as rhabdomyolysis

Aleem Azal Ali  1 , Lauren Stemboroski  1 , Malleswari Ravi  2
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Case Reports

Acute HIV presenting as rhabdomyolysis

Aleem Azal Ali et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

A man, in his early 30s, with no significant medical history presented with a 2-week history of fatigue, chest and abdominal pain, associated with anorexia and vomiting. Initial laboratory testing was suggestive of rhabdomyolysis with acute renal failure and transaminitis. The aetiology of his rhabdomyolysis initially remained unexplained as there were no clear risk factors or inciting events. An extensive workup revealed acute HIV as the precipitant of rhabdomyolysis.

Keywords: HIV / AIDS; Infectious diseases; Liver disease.

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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
Transaminitis with trend in Asparate Transaminase [AST]/Alanine Transaminase [ALT] (graph created by AAA).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Trend in non-cardiac creatine kinase (graph created by AAA).
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