Alcohol-induced Rhabdomyolysis: A Disease With Potential Pitfalls.

Non-traumatic rhabdomyolysis induced by alcohol appears to cause serious clinical implications and could result in catastrophic consequences. We describe a patient who developed rhabdomyolysis following acute alcohol intoxication which led to severe kidney injury requiring dialysis therapy. This case also illuminates the fact that deranged liver function can result from a significant skeletal muscle injury in the absence of a concomitant liver pathology.