Influenza A-induced rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury complicated by posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

Abstract

We report a case of Influenza A-induced rhabdomyolysis causing acute kidney injury in a young adult female who required invasive ventilation and renal replacement therapy. This case was further complicated by posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Although this represents an extremely rare neurological complication of Influenza A infection, an appreciation of the condition and its management is important, given the high numbers of critically ill patients recently affected by H1N1 Influenza A in intensive care units in the UK. © 2011 The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland.