Spontaneous myoglobinuria: report of a case with symptoms of myotonia.

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Case Reports1 January 1955SPONTANEOUS MYOGLOBINURIA: REPORT OF A CASE WITH SYMPTOMS OF MYOTONIAHAROLD R. HIPP, M.D., CARROLL F. SHUKERS, M.D.HAROLD R. HIPP, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CARROLL F. SHUKERS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-42-1-197 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMyoglobinuria is a disease characterized by the appearance in the urine of myoglobin, a protein resembling hemoglobin found in the muscle sarcoplasm. Four different forms have been recognized:11. Myoglobinuria associated with crushing injuries, many cases of which have been reported since interest was aroused in this syndrome by Bywaters.22. Haff disease, described in residents living near the sea inlet or Haff in Königsberg, Germany. This disease is supposedly caused by the ingestion of fish or eels poisoned by waste products from nearby cellulose factories.3. Paralytic myoglobinuria occurring in work horses, which develop the disease on resuming work...Bibliography1. KreutzerStraitKerr FLLWJ: Spontaneous myohemoglobinuria in man, Arch. Int. Med. 81: 249 (Mar.) 1948. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. BywatersDeloryRemingtonSmiles EGGECJ: Myohaemoglobin in urine of air raid casualties with crushing injuries, Biochem. J. 35: 1164 (Nov.) 1941. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. LouwNielson AHE: Paroxysmal paralytic hemoglobinuria, Acta med. Scandinav. 117: 424, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Millikan GA: Muscle hemoglobin, Physiol. Rev. 19: 502 (Oct.) 1939. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Hed R, as reported by Bjorck, G.: On myoglobin and its occurrence in man, Acta. med. Scandinav. Suppl. 226: 53, 1949. Google Scholar6. Ross JF: Hemoglobinemia and the hemoglobinurias, New England J. Med. 233: 691 (Dec. 6) 1945; 233: 766 (Dec. 20) 1945. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. ChaikenWhalenLearnerSmith BHEJNNJ: Variants of "march hemoglobinuria," Am. J. M. Sc. 225: 514 (May) 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. FlemingKinsman RGJM: March hemoglobinuria, South. M. J. 38: 739, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Little Rock, Arkansas*Received for publication March 12, 1954.From the Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Veterans Administration Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMyoglobin: Methods and Diagnostic UsesMyoglobinuriaMyoglobinuria Following Unilateral Status Epilepticus and Ipsilateral RhabdomyolysisIdiopathic Paroxysmal Myoglobinuria with Acute Renal Failure and HypercalcemiaExertional idiopathic paroxysmal myoglobinuriaIdiopathic recurrent rhabdomyolysisPrimary Myoglobinuria A Case Report Emphasizing Recent Diagnostic TechniquesRICHARD JOSEPH DUMA, M.D., JACK W. TRIGG, M.D., WILLIAM J. HAMMACK, M.D.Idiopathic Paroxysmal MyoglobinuriaDAVID E. COMINGS, M.D., HARRY ROSENFELD, M.D.Idiopathic Recurrent Rhabdomyolysis Associated with MyoglobinuriaIdiopathic paroxysmal myoglobinuriaPrimary myoglobinuria (Meyer-Betz disease)PRIMARY IDIOPATHIC MYOGLOBINURIA IN A NEGRO FEMALE: ITS IMPLICATIONS AND A NEW METHOD OF LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS*C. L. WHISNANT JR., M.D., R. H. OWINGS, M.S., C. G. CANTRELL, M.D., G. R. COOPER, Ph.D., M.D.Primary MyoglobinuriaDie Pathomorphologie der NierenausscheidungDie MyoglobinurienMYOGLOBINURIA AFTER SPONTANEOUS AND INDUCED FEVER: REPORT OF A CASE*PERRY BERG, EUGENE P. FRENKELPAROXYSMAL MYOGLOBINURIAAcute Myoglobinuria. Report of A Case with a Fatal Outcome 1 January 1955Volume 42, Issue 1Page: 197-200KeywordsHemoglobinHospital medicineIngestionMuscle proteinsUrine ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...