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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-8-17
pubmed:abstractText
A 61-year-old woman developed rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure after strenuous walking. She had been treated for seven years with levothyroxine (T4) for hypothyroidism. On admission, her thyroid function test revealed marked hypothyroidism, suggesting poor drug compliance. Electromyographic and muscle biopsy findings were compatible with hypothyroid myopathy. Other diseases that could cause rhabdomyolysis were excluded. Her renal function completely recovered with peritoneal dialysis, and thyroid function normalized with 100 micrograms/day of T4. The present case suggests that rhabdomyolysis could occur in patients with hypothyroidism, especially those with poor drug compliance, in combination with other aggravating factors such as exercise.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0918-2918
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
269-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure in a patient with hypothyroidism.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kantoh Central Hospital, Tokyo.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports