T-cell lymphoma with rhabdomyolysis: case report and literature review

Rhabdomyolysis refers to the destruction or disintegration of striated muscles. This syndrome is characterized by muscle breakdown and necrosis, resulting in the leakage of intracellular muscle constituents into the circulation and extracellular fluid. We report a rare case of rhabdomyolysis complicating multi-organ failure caused by T-cell lymphoma in a 32-year-old woman. The final diagnosis was rhabdomyolysis caused by peripheral T-cell lymphoma based on bone marrow aspirate and biopsy.

横纹肌溶解症（Rhabdomyolysis）是指横纹肌（striated muscles）的破坏或崩解。该综合征以肌肉分解及坏死为特征，可导致细胞内肌肉成分渗漏进入循环系统与细胞外液。本文报告1例罕见病例：一名32岁女性因T细胞淋巴瘤（T-cell lymphoma）引发多器官功能衰竭，并发横纹肌溶解症。最终通过骨髓穿刺与活检确诊为外周T细胞淋巴瘤（peripheral T-cell lymphoma）所致横纹肌溶解症。