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Rectus Abdominis Rhabdomyolysis: Report of 2 Cases
Author(s) -
Boyle Jerome,
Marks Paul,
Read John
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.1002/jum.14242
Subject(s) - medicine , rhabdomyolysis , ultrasonography , ultrasound , rectus abdominis muscle , radiology , edema , general surgery , surgery
Exercise‐induced rhabdomyolysis is an unusual clinical entity for physicians and one that is frequently misdiagnosed. With the ever‐increasing use of sonography by radiologists, sonographers, and sports physicians in the diagnosis of acute muscle injury, recognition of the typical sonographic appearance of rhabdomyolysis is paramount. Current literature using high‐resolution ultrasound equipment is limited, with much of the literature offering dated or incongruent descriptions. We describe the sonographic findings of hyperechoic muscle and a hypoechoic halo of edema in 2 proven cases of rectus abdominis rhabdomyolysis after exercise.