T-cell lymphoma with rhabdomyolysis: case report and literature review

Abstract

Rhabdomyolysis refers to the destruction or disintegration of striated muscles. This syndrome is characterized by muscle breakdown and necrosis, resulting in the leakage of intracellular muscle constituents into the circulation and extracellular fluid. We report a rare case of rhabdomyolysis complicating multi-organ failure caused by T-cell lymphoma in a 32-year-old woman. The final diagnosis was rhabdomyolysis caused by peripheral T-cell lymphoma based on bone marrow aspirate and biopsy.

Keywords

• Rhabdomyolysis
• Multiple organ failure
• T-cell lymphoma
• Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
• Case report