Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Damage in a COVID-19 Patient

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Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 virus is the greatest healthcare problem today. Although the disease primarily involves the respiratory system, the involvement of many different systems can be seen in a broad clinical spectrum. Rhabdomyolysis is characterized by skeletal muscle destruction caused by an increase in cellular components such as creatine kinase, phosphorus, potassium and myoglobin as a result of cellular death. Rhabdomyolysis has been associated with viral infections, including other corona viruses such as influenza A and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Adult cases of rhabdomyolysis related to COVID-19 have been previously reported. The case presented here is a patient with rhabdomyolysis associated with COVID-19 who required hemodialysis in the intensive care unit because of acute kidney damage.