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Acute renal failure in two cases with hypothyroidism related rhabdomyolysis
Davut Akin1, Sehmus Ozmen2
1MD Assistant Professor, Department of Nephrology, Denizli State Hospital, 32100 Denizli, Turkey.
2Dicle University School of Medicine and Diyarbakır Memorial Hospital.

doi:10.5348/ijcri-2014-03-471-CS-2

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Akin D, Ozmen S. Acute renal failure in two cases with hypothyroidism related rhabdomyolysis. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2014;5(3):195–197.


Abstract
Introduction: We describe two cases of acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis associated with hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism usually leads to muscular disorders, otherwise rhabdomyolysis is quite rare.
Case Report: This case report describes two cases of acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis associated with hypothyroidism in a 72-year-old male and a 36-year-old female in whom muscle enzyme levels were typical of rhabdomyolysis. Other reasons of rhabdomyolysis were excluded. Renal functions were recovered in both cases after treatment.
Conclusion: Hypothyroidism must be considered in patients presenting with acute renal failure and elevated muscle enzymes even in absence of additional precipitating factor.

Keywords: Acute Renal Failure (ARF), Hypothyroidism, Rhabdomyolysis


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Author Contributions:
Davut Akin – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Sehmus Ozmen – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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