Tetanus as a cause of acute renal failure: possible role of rhabdomyolysis

To study the frequency and examine the role of rhabdomyolysis in the acute renalfailure in tetanus 18 patients with the diagnosis of generalized tetanus consecutively admitted to the infectious disease hospital were evaluated. Ofthese 14 were male and 4female with mean age of 31.8± 2.0 years. Except...

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Main Authors: Reinaldo Martinelli, Cácia M. Matos, Heonir Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1993-03-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821993000100001