KMID : 0359920110300010120
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Korean Journal of Nephrology 2011 Volume.30 No. 1 p.120 ~ p.124
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Rhabdomyolysis Induced by Hypothyroidism in a Kidney Transplant Recipient
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Choi Yoo-A
Lee Sang-Ju Kim Suk-Young Chang Yoon-Kyung
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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Rhabdomyolysis, Hypothyroidism, Transplant recipient
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