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In 59 men and 28 women (17–87 years old; median 50.9 years), we found no relation between age and the highest value of SCK activity. Their SCK activities were 1,544–186,500 IU/L (median 3,566 IU/L), but 45% had SCK activity higher than 5,000 IU/L. Men were at greater risk than women. Major aetiologic factors were medical drugs, excessive physical activity, and psychogenic polydipsia. Patients with psychogenic polydipsia and alcoholism had higher SCK activity. Acute kidney injury(AKI) occurred in
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Most psychiatric patients with rhabdomyolysis were asymptomatic. The increase in SCK activity subsided spontaneously without specific treatment.
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This page is a summary of: Clinical spectrum of psychiatric patients with rhabdomyolysis, Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care, June 2014, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s1742646414000090.
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