Korean J Med > Volume 71(3); 2006 > Article
The Korean Journal of Medicine 2006;71(3):1133-1137.
A case of rhabdomyolysis in a patient with postpartum thyroiditis
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이화여자대학교 의과대학 내과학교실
증례 : 산후갑상선염과 동반된 횡문근융해증 1예
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Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Abstract
A 36 year old woman, who haddelivered a baby 5 months ago, was admitted to the hospital because of generalized myalgia and edema.During the evaluation of her edema, we found hypothyroidism and elevated levels of several muscle enzymes. The radioisotope test results showeda focal hot uptake in the right calf muscle.The patient was diagnosed as postpartum thyroiditis accompanied with rhabdomyolysis; however, she had no specific causes of rhabdomyolysis. Her generalized myalgia and edema were improved after normalization of the thyroid function. Myopathy can be seen in hypothyroidism, but postpartum thyroiditis with hypothyroidism accompanying rhabdomyolysis is rare. We report here on this case along with a review of the related literature.(Korean J Med 71:S1133-S1137, 2006)
Key Words: Postpartum thyroiditis, Rhabdomyolysis


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