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cord-007581-nu1shltl	Wang, Jiun-Ling	Rhabdomyolysis associated with probable SARS	2003-10-01		.txt	text/plain	1197	87	59	Four type II patients were treated with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors when they had the first angioedema attack, as compared with none with type I disease. Previous studies have pointed out that patients with probable SARS may have abnormal laboratory examination results, including elevated creatine kinase levels (2-4). We report 3 patients with probable SARS who developed rhabdomyolysis. The first patient was a 38-year-old woman who suffered from probable SARS during a nosocomial outbreak in Taiwan (5) . Serum creatine kinase level increased from 378 to 7659 U/L from April 24 to 30, and renal failure developed. Elevated serum creatine kinase levels of up to 3000 U/L have been noted in previous patients with SARS. We conclude that rhabdomyolysis-associated renal failure may be another unusual but severe presentation of SARS. Patients with SARS should have their creatine kinase levels monitored carefully, even if initial levels are only slightly elevated.	./cache/cord-007581-nu1shltl.txt	./txt/cord-007581-nu1shltl.txt