J Korean Neurol Assoc.
1993 Jun;11(2):277-280.
A Case of Acute Alcoholic Myopathy with Paraparesis and Myoglobinuric Renal Failure
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- 1Department of Neurology, Daechun Eulji Hospital, Korea.
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Daechun Eulji Hospital, Korea.
Abstract
- Acute alcoholic myopathy presented with paraparesis, myoglobinuria. And acute renal failure is an uncommon complication of alcoholism. A 34-year-old man had been a heavy alcohol drinker for a year, complained of sudden lower extremity weal; ness and swelling after heavy drinking. On examination, lower extremity was swollen and unable to move. Laboratory data showed markedly elevated GOT, LDH, CK, and myoglobinuria. Initial electrodiagnostic study was indefinite for diagnosis of myopathy and biopsy of the quadriceps muscle showed slight increased eosinophilia of sarcoplasm. But in followup study, myopathic findings and degeneration becarne apparent in electromyography and blopsy.
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