title: Rhabdomyolysis in a patient with hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism.
abstract: The purpose of this report is to present a case of rhabdomyolysis associated with hypocalcemia due to idiopathic hypoparathyroidism. Throughout hospitalization and 1 year of outpatient follow-up, this patient displayed an inverse relationship between serum creatine phosphokinase and lactic dehydrogenase levels, and serum calcium levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akmal
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007011:Hypoparathyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D002118:Calcium