| Literature DB >> 12625411 |
Maria José Barahona1, Albert Mauri, Nuria Sucunza, Roger Paredes, Ana María Wägner.
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We describe a patient presenting with muscular symptoms and rhabdomyolysis without any other precipitating factor, except primary hypothyroidism. After thyroxine replacement, musculoskeletal symptoms disappeared and creatine kinase concentrations decreased. Hypothyroidism is a rare cause of rhabdomyolysis, but should always be considered in a patient with an unexplained increase in creatine kinase concentrations.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12625411 DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.49.621
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Endocr J ISSN: 0918-8959 Impact factor: 2.349