| Rhabdomyolysis Induced by Hypothyroidism in a Kidney Transplant Recipient |
| Yoo-A Choi, Sang-Ju Lee, Suk-Young Kim and Yoon-Kyung Chang |
| Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea |
| 증례 : Rhabdomyolysis Induced by Hypothyroidism in a Kidney Transplant Recipient |
| Yoo-A Choi, Sang-Ju Lee, Suk-Young Kim and Yoon-Kyung Chang |
| Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea |
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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. |
| Key Words:
Rhabdomyolysis, Hypothyroidism, Transplant recipient |
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