A Case of Cardiac Injury and Acute Renal Failure Induced by Electrical Burn

Abstract

Reported is a case of electrical burn associated with cardiac injury and acute renal failure in a 21-year-old man. After coming into contact with a high-tension cable, he became drowsy and oliguria developed. Twenty-four hemodialyses were required. Although the ECG findings revealed an inferior wall myocardial infarction, neither cardiac scintigram (201T1C1) nor ultrasonic cardiography revealed any local lesions. In this case the cardiac damage following electrical burn appeared different from true myocardial infarction. © 1990, The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine. All rights reserved.