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Case Report: When muscle edema is not a myositis flare: Legionella pneumonia complicated by rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury in long-standing polymyositis

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Key takeaways

A 70-year-old woman with a long history of muscle disease got a severe lung infection. The infection caused her muscles to break down, which hurt her kidneys. This case shows that new symptoms in people with muscle disease may be from an infection, not their usual condition.

Who did this work

Jing Zhang (Peking University International Hospital) · Lina Zhang (Peking University International Hospital) · Shengguang Li (Peking University International Hospital) · Yadan Zou (Peking University International Hospital) · Ting Long (Peking University International Hospital) · Ruohan Yu (Peking University International Hospital) · Yanfeng Zhang (Peking University International Hospital) · Ji Li (Peking University International Hospital)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-10-05
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1952498