An elderly diabetic patient with McArdle disease and recurrent rhabdomyolysis: a potential association with late hypoinsulinemia?

An elderly diabetic patient with McArdle disease and recurrent rhabdomyolysis: a potential association with late hypoinsulinemia?

Abstract Background McArdle disease is a myopathy caused by mutations in PYGM gene that is characterized by reduced or absent activity of myophosphorylase. Reports of patients with concomitant McArdle disease and diabetes are scarce. We report a case of a patient with a late diagnosis of McArdle dis...

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Main Authors: Pedro Renato Chocair, Sara Mohrbacher, Precil Diego Miranda de Menezes Neves, Leonardo Victor Barbosa Pereira, Erico Souza Oliveira, Luciana Loureiro Nardotto, Alessandra Martins Bales, Victor Augusto Hamamoto Sato, Sabrina Neves Silva, Bernadete Maria Coelho Ferreira, Américo Lourenço Cuvello-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Rhabdomyolysis
Acute kidney injury
McArdle disease
Glycogen storage disease type V
Diabetes
Hypoinsulinemia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-020-01812-4

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