Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury Associated with Hypothyroidism and Statin Therapy

Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury Associated with Hypothyroidism and Statin Therapy

Rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome involving the breakdown of skeletal muscle that causes myoglobin and other intracellular proteins to leak into the circulatory system, resulting in organ injury including acute kidney injury. We report a case of statin-induced rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury that...

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Main Authors: Pyoung Ahn, Hyun-Jun Min, Sang-Hyun Park, Byoung-Mu Lee, Myung-Jin Choi, Jong-Woo Yoon, Ja-Ryong Koo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academya Publishing Co. 2013-12-01
Series:Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Hypothyroidism
Rhabdomyolysis
Statins
Online Access:http://e-enm.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/2008ENM/enm-28-331.pdf

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