Myoglobinuria in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy on corticosteroid therapy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-73

  Garrood, P ^a   Eagle, M ^a   Jardine, P E ^b   Bushby, K ^a   Straub, V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Myoglobinuria; Prednisolone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DYSTROPHIN; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DAMAGE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CELL; MYOGLOBINURIA; OLIGURIA; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CHILD; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; MYOGLOBIN; MYOGLOBINURIA; PREDNISOLONE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 38649108782     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.07.006     Document Type: Article

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