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Show allAcute renal dysfunction in a patient presenting with rhabdomyolysis due to Hypothyroidism attributed to Hashimoto?s Disease
Abstract
We describe a patient with rhabdomyolysis and acute renal dysfunction due to hypothyroidism, attributed to Hashimoto?s
disease. Though rhabdomyolysis could be life-threatening, it is a rare complication of hypothyroidism, especially when
other precipitating factors, such as exercise, alcohol, medications or renal failure, are absent. Nevertheless, hypothyroidism
can be an authentic cause of rhabdomyolysis and should always be considered when elevated creatine kinase (CK)
and other muscle enzymes concentrations cannot be attributed to any major factor. Hippokratia 2010; 14 (4): 281-283
disease. Though rhabdomyolysis could be life-threatening, it is a rare complication of hypothyroidism, especially when
other precipitating factors, such as exercise, alcohol, medications or renal failure, are absent. Nevertheless, hypothyroidism
can be an authentic cause of rhabdomyolysis and should always be considered when elevated creatine kinase (CK)
and other muscle enzymes concentrations cannot be attributed to any major factor. Hippokratia 2010; 14 (4): 281-283
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