A Case of Severe Rhabdomyolysis, Acute Myocardial Damage and Multi-Organ Dysfunction Syndrome in a Patient with Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia

Abstract

In recent years, healthcare systems worldwide have faced the challenge of the severe COVID-19 pandemic. However, cases of severe rhabdomyolysis, acute myocardial damage, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) caused by COVID-19 are currently rare. This report presents a case of severe rhabdomyolysis, acute myocardial damage, and MODS caused by COVID-19. The patient was treated at The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital. The purpose of this report is to aid clinicians in quickly identifying and treating similar cases, ultimately improving patient outcomes.

Keywords:

• COVID-19
• pneumonia
• rhabdomyolysis syndrome
• acute myocardial damage
• multiple organ dysfunction syndrome

Data Sharing Statement

The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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Ethical Approval of Studies and Informed Consent

This study was approved by The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital Ethics Committee (No. [2023]025) and written informed consent was obtained from the patient. All authors have read the manuscript and approved its submission to the journal. This manuscript has the consent of the patient for the use of his data and for the publication of the data that appear in the article. All methods were carried out following the relevant guidelines and all methods were carried out under the Declaration of Helsinki.

Acknowledgments

The authors express their heartfelt thanks to all those who helped in the process of writing this paper. The authors also acknowledged The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital for giving them such a good opportunity.

Author Contributions

All authors made a significant contribution to the work reported, whether that is in the conception, study design, execution, acquisition of data, analysis, and interpretation, or all these areas; took part in drafting, revising, or critically reviewing the article; gave final approval of the version to be published; have agreed on the journal to which the article has been submitted; and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

Disclosure

All authors declare that they have no competing interests in this work.

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Funding

The general program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82170435).