RHABDOMYOLYSIS ASSOCIATED WITH BACTEREMIC PNEUMONIA DUE TO STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS

A case of rhabdomyolysis associated with bacteremic pneumonia due to S taphylococcus aureus is reported. A 58-year-old man was admitted becau se of severe left lobar pneumonia, and presented myoglobinuria on admi ssion. The serum creatine phosphokinase level was transiently elevated and myoglobinuria were disclosed. Sputum and venous blood cultures gr ew Staphylococcus aureus. Rhabdomyolysis has rarely been reported in c ases of bacterial infection, especially those due to Staphylococcus au reus. This case might be an extremely rare case of rhabdomyolysis comp licating Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia following severe left upper lobar pneumonia.