Acute renal failure in a hypothyroid patient with rhabdomyolysis

Authors:
  • AHA. Hirani
    A. Hirani
  • MAM.J. Allen
    M.J. Allen
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Abstract
A 49-year-old hypothyroid man developed rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure. He had been on thyroid replacement therapy for 17 years following removal of a benign pituitary tumor. Rhabdomyolysis was diagnosed by elevated liver enzymes, CPK, and creatinine. The case illustrates how hypothyroidism can cause rhabdomyolysis and subsequently, acute renal failure.