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Rhabdomyolysis Secondary to Severe Hypothyroidism Due to Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: A Case Report

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, a chronic autoimmune inflammation of the thyroid glands, is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in iodine-sufficient areas, which can have varied clinical manifestations. It is more common in females and usually has an insidious course. Most patients present with mild cl...

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Autores principales: Munankami, Salina, Shrestha, Manish, Amin, Shefali, Bajracharya, Abhishek, Paudel, Rubina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10317787/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37409195
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39919
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author Munankami, Salina
Shrestha, Manish
Amin, Shefali
Bajracharya, Abhishek
Paudel, Rubina
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description Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, a chronic autoimmune inflammation of the thyroid glands, is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in iodine-sufficient areas, which can have varied clinical manifestations. It is more common in females and usually has an insidious course. Most patients present with mild clinical symptoms, such as constipation, fatigue, and weakness. Symptoms are associated with a slight increase in thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels and the presence of thyroid antibodies. However, overt hypothyroidism is uncommon. We hereby present an interesting case of rhabdomyolysis secondary to severe hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.
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spelling pubmed-103177872023-07-05 Rhabdomyolysis Secondary to Severe Hypothyroidism Due to Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: A Case Report Munankami, Salina Shrestha, Manish Amin, Shefali Bajracharya, Abhishek Paudel, Rubina Cureus Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, a chronic autoimmune inflammation of the thyroid glands, is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in iodine-sufficient areas, which can have varied clinical manifestations. It is more common in females and usually has an insidious course. Most patients present with mild clinical symptoms, such as constipation, fatigue, and weakness. Symptoms are associated with a slight increase in thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels and the presence of thyroid antibodies. However, overt hypothyroidism is uncommon. We hereby present an interesting case of rhabdomyolysis secondary to severe hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Cureus 2023-06-03 /pmc/articles/PMC10317787/ /pubmed/37409195 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39919 Text en Copyright © 2023, Munankami et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
Munankami, Salina
Shrestha, Manish
Amin, Shefali
Bajracharya, Abhishek
Paudel, Rubina
Rhabdomyolysis Secondary to Severe Hypothyroidism Due to Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: A Case Report
title Rhabdomyolysis Secondary to Severe Hypothyroidism Due to Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: A Case Report
title_full Rhabdomyolysis Secondary to Severe Hypothyroidism Due to Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: A Case Report
title_fullStr Rhabdomyolysis Secondary to Severe Hypothyroidism Due to Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Rhabdomyolysis Secondary to Severe Hypothyroidism Due to Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: A Case Report
title_short Rhabdomyolysis Secondary to Severe Hypothyroidism Due to Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: A Case Report
title_sort rhabdomyolysis secondary to severe hypothyroidism due to hashimoto’s thyroiditis: a case report
topic Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10317787/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37409195
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39919
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