ea0015p384 | Thyroid | SFEBES2008
Macleod Andrew
, Siddique Haroon
, Bashir Ahmed
, Moulik Probal
, Beshr Ahmed
Introduction: Hypothyroid myopathy with moderate elevation of muscle enzymes is not uncommon. However rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure due hypothyroidism is rare and only few cases have reported. We describe a patient with rhabdomyolysis due to primary hypothyroidism.Case report: A 45-year-old male was admitted with 6 weeks history of generalised muscle weakness. He described his gait as walking like a drunk in the absence of alcohol. H...