Pregnancy predisposes to rhabdomyolysis due to hypokalemia.
Increased predilection for hypokalemia-induced rhabdomyolysis has been noted in pregnant women. We managed a woman with distal renal tubular acidosis (RTA) with persistent hypokalemia who presented with recurrent rhabdomyolysis in her consecutive pregnancies despite adequate potassium citrate therapy.
Department of Endocrinology, Medwin Hospital, Hyderabad, India. jmuthukrishnan@hotmail.com
Jayaraman
J
Muthukrishnan
Kvs
K
Harikumar
Ratan
R
Jha
Kirtikumar
K
Modi
D000141:Acidosis, Renal Tubular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D019357:Potassium Citrate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
D019357:Potassium Citrate