Journal article
Rhabdomyolysis induced by excessive coffee drinking
Human & experimental toxicology, Vol.33(8), pp.878-881
08/01/2014
DOI: 10.1177/0960327113510536
PMID: 24220878
Abstract
Excessive ingestion of caffeine-containing beverages is a rare cause of rhabdomyolysis. Here, we describe the case of a 44-year-old woman presented with nausea, vomiting, palpitations, and tea-colored urine 6 h after drinking a liter of black coffee containing approximately 565 mg of caffeine for mental alertness. Laboratory studies were notable for myoglobinuria and markedly elevated plasma creatine kinase (CK) level of 7315 U/L. With volume expansion and alkalization, her plasma CK level returned to normal within 5 days. Rhabdomyolysis should be considered a potential health hazard from excessive consumption of caffeine-containing products.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Rhabdomyolysis induced by excessive coffee drinking
- Creators
- W-F Chiang - Tri-Service General HospitalM-T Liao - Department of Pediatrics, Armed Forces Taoyuan General Hospital, Taoyuan, TaiwanC-J Cheng - Tri-Service General HospitalS-H Lin - National Defense Medical Center
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Human & experimental toxicology, Vol.33(8), pp.878-881
- DOI
- 10.1177/0960327113510536
- PMID
- 24220878
- ISSN
- 0960-3271
- eISSN
- 1477-0903
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Nephrology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984383901802771
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