PMC5702170_01
Time-course of patient's laboratory findings and symptoms.. Notes: Elevated CPK (>180 units/L); neutropenia (neutrophil count <1,000 mL); thrombocytopenia (platelets <100,000/mL); fever (temp >38.1 C); hypophosphatemia (phosphorus <2.5 mg/dL); coagulopathy (INR >1.7); respiratory distress (RR >20/min, PaO2/FiO2 <200).. Abbreviations: CPK, creatinine phosphokinase; INR, international normalized ratio; RR, respiratory rate.
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Rhabdomyolysis was diagnosed by elevated CPK levels up to 8,500 units/L and the urine tested positive for myoglobin (Figure 1).
Phosphorus levels and CPK levels over time.. Abbreviation: CPK, creatinine phosphokinase.
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Figure 2 shows the changes, over time, of CPK and phosphorus and their return to acceptable levels.