Pheochromocytoma presenting with rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure: a case report.
Rhabdomyolysis ranges from an asymptomatic illness with elevated creatine kinase levels to a life-threatening condition associated with extreme elevations in creatine kinase, electrolyte imbalances, acute renal failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulation. The most common causes are crush injury, overexertion, alcohol abuse, certain medicines, and toxic substances. A number of electrolyte abnormalities and endocrinopathies, including hypothyroidism, thyrotoxicosis, diabetic ketoacidosis, nonketotic hyperosmolar state, and hyperaldosteronism, cause rhabdomyolysis. Rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure are unusual manifestations of pheochromocytoma. There are a few case reports with pheochromocytoma presenting rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure. Herein, we report a case with pheochromocytoma crisis presenting with rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure.
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Trakya Medical School, University of Trakya , Edirne , Turkey .
Huseyin
H
Celik
Ozlem
O
Celik
Sibel
S
Guldiken
Volkan
V
Inal
Fulya Oz
FO
Puyan
Armagan
A
Tugrul
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000209:etiology*