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Steven J. Harwood, MD, PhD; Paul G. Catrou, MD; G. William Cole, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1978;138(4):645-646.

Abstract
Serial creatine phosphokinase (CPK) isoenzyme determinations were taken in an 8-year-old boy whose being struck by lightning resulted in prolonged cerebral anoxia, inferolateral myocardial infarction and death. All three isoenzyme levels (CPK-MM, CPK-MB, and CPK-BB) were elevated. The CPK-BB isoenzyme level increase was transient, being very high three hours postlightning strike and disappearing at approximately 24 hours.

(Arch Intern Med 138:645-646, 1978)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Clinical Pathology, University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham. Dr Harwood is now with University Hospital, Augusta, Ga.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication May 19, 1977.

Reprint requests to Department of Clinical Pathology, University of Alabama Medical Center, 1919 Seventh Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233 (Dr Cole).

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