Acute renal failure in a hypothyroid patient with rhabdomyolysis.
A 49-year-old hypothyroid man developed rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure. He had been on thyroid replacement therapy for 17 years following removal of a benign pituitary tumor. Rhabdomyolysis was diagnosed by elevated liver enzymes, CPK, and creatinine. The case illustrates how hypothyroidism can cause rhabdomyolysis and subsequently, acute renal failure.
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P M
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Orlando Nephrology, Winter Garden, FL 34787, USA.
Hirani
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Allen
M J
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D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*