Thakur V, DeSalvo J, McGrath H, Weed S, Garcia C
Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans 70112, USA.
Am J Med Sci. 1996 Aug;312(2):85-7. doi: 10.1097/00000441-199608000-00005.
Polymyositis rarely leads to myoglobinuric acute renal failure. One such case is reported here, and certain common features in reported cases are discussed. Given therapeutic advances, these patients should do well despite the dismal prognosis reported in the literature, but early diagnosis and prompt treatment are essential.