Enterovirus-Induced Severe Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Fulminant Liver Failure in an Immunocompetent Adult Requiring Liver Transplantation: A Case Report

Authors

Santhalakshmi Angappan, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Abdul Kader Tabbara, Henry Ford Health
Jacob Pawloski, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Anoop Chhina, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Dragos Galusca, Henry Ford HealthFollow

Recommended Citation

Angappan S, Tabbara AK, Pawloski J, Chhina AK, and Galusca D. Enterovirus-Induced Severe Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Fulminant Liver Failure in an Immunocompetent Adult Requiring Liver Transplantation: A Case Report. Cureus 2022; 14(4):e24336

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2022

Publication Title

Cureus

Abstract

The authors report a case of a young healthy adult with severe rhabdomyolysis and acute fulminant liver failure with multiple organ dysfunction syndromes (MODS), possibly from an enterovirus infection. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first-ever reported case of enterovirus-induced rhabdomyolysis and acute liver failure (ALF) in an immunocompetent adult. It is vital that the treating physician be aware of the association between viral infections, viral myositis, and severe rhabdomyolysis with acute liver failure, which can facilitate the optimal management of such patients. Prompt recognition may provide an opportunity for early interventions, including intravenous immunoglobulin and liver transplantation, if warranted.

PubMed ID

35607571

Volume

14

Issue

4

First Page

24336

Last Page

24336