Open AccessRust Urine after Intense Hand Drumming Is Caused by Extracorpuscular Hemolysis
Author(s) -
Diego Tobal,
Alicia Olascoaga,
Gabriela Moreira,
Melania KurdiaCombining Acute Accentn,
Fernanda Figueirôa Sanchez,
Maria RoselloCombining Acute Accent,
Walter AlalloCombining Acute Accentn,
Francisco González Martínez,
Óscar Noboa
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.04491007
Subject(s) - medicine , hemolysis , urine , medical emergency
During Carnival, groups of > or =60 drummers go drumming with their hands and marching for periods of 2 to 4 h. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency and type of urinary abnormalities after candombe drumming and to evaluate possible pathogenic mechanisms.
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