Adolescent with Rhabdomyolysis due to Undiagnosed Hypothyroidism
Exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis has been described in military recruits, trained athletes and daily runners. Statin use, quail ingestion, infection by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and hypothyroidism, though rare, are risk factors for the development of rhabdomyolysis. We describe the case of a 15-year-...
Main Authors: | Raquel Farias Moeller, Nassim Zecavati, Rosa Sherafat-Kazemzadeh, Shoshana Aleinikoff, Wolfgang Rennert |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Hindawi Limited
2011-01-01
|
Series: | Case Reports in Pediatrics |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/670673 |
Similar Items
-
Severe rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure secondary to use of simvastatin in undiagnosed hypothyroidism
by: Qari Faiza
Published: (2009-01-01) -
Rhabdomyolysis case based on hypothyroidism
by: Bilal Katipoglu, et al.
Published: (2016-10-01) -
Rhabdomyolysis in a Young Patient due to Hypothyroidism without Any Precipitating Factor
by: Dhineshreddy Gurala, et al.
Published: (2019-01-01) -
Rhabdomyolysis due to the additive effect of statin therapy and hypothyroidism: a case report
by: Yeter Ekrem, et al.
Published: (2007-11-01) -
Rhabdomyolysis: A rare complication of hypothyroidism
by: Zi Ying Chang, et al.
Published: (2015-09-01)