Rhabdomyolysis Induced by Hypothyroidism in a Kidney Transplant Recipient.
- Author:
Yoo A CHOI
1
;
Sang Ju LEE
;
Suk Young KIM
;
Yoon Kyung CHANG
Author Information
1. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. racer@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Rhabdomyolysis;
Hypothyroidism;
Transplant recipient
- MeSH:
Antihypertensive Agents;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Humans;
Hyperuricemia;
Hypothyroidism;
Immunosuppressive Agents;
Kidney;
Precipitating Factors;
Rhabdomyolysis;
Transplants
- From:Korean Journal of Nephrology
2011;30(1):120-124
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Kidney transplant recipients are more susceptible to rhabdomyolysis because of both the numerous medicines they take, such as immunosuppressants, lipid-lowering agents, and antihypertensive agents, and post-transplantation complications, such as posttransplantation diabetes mellitus and hyperuricemia. Pure hypothyroidism is a rare cause of rhabdomyolysis, and few cases of rhabdomyolysis induced by hypothyroidism have been reported in kidney transplant recipients. We report a case of rhabdomyolysis induced by unrecognized hypothyroidism in a kidney transplant patient, and discuss hypothyroidism and other precipitating factors as a cause of rhabdomyolysis, with a review of the literature.
