Symptoms of Croup. Barky cough: A child will sometimes awaken from sleep with a croupy cough, and it can be frightening, for child and parent. Fever: Often there will be a fever, but usually below 104. Hoarse voice: This is also from the swelling of the voice box. Stridor: This is the most concerning symptom of
Rhabdomyolysis is a potentially life-threatening syndrome resulting from the breakdown of skeletal muscle fibers with leakage of muscle contents into the circulation. The most common causes are crush injury, overexertion, alcohol abuse and certain medicines and toxic substances.
Rhabdomyolysis can also occur in trained individuals following physical exertion in the absence of these risk factors [22,33]. In addition, pathologic hyperkinetic states can lead to rhabdomyolysis in individuals with normal muscles [3,34].