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ArticleCureus2024

Hypokalemia-Induced Rhabdomyolysis Secondary to Adrenal Adenoma: A Case Report.

Faateh A Rauf, Zainab Pervaiz, Taleah Khan, Gowri Swaminathan, Theo Trandafirescu

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Faateh A RaufInternal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/New York City Health + Hospitals - Queens, New York City, USA.
Zainab PervaizInternal Medicine, Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, PAK.
Taleah KhanPediatrics, Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, PAK.
Gowri SwaminathanInternal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/New York City Health + Hospitals - Queens, New York City, USA.
Theo TrandafirescuPulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/New York City Health + Hospitals - Queens, New York City, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adrenal adenoma, which leads to increased production of the hormone aldosterone, commonly presents as hypertension and hypokalemia. Rhabdomyolysis as a result of hypokalemia secondary to primary hyperaldosteronism is a rare but important complication with only a few reported cases. Low potassium levels can disrupt the regulation of arteriolar musculature, leading to reduced blood flow to skeletal muscles. This hypoperfusion may ultimately result in ischemia and cause rhabdomyolysis. We present the case of a woman with complaints of weakness and fatigue; laboratory reports showed hypokalemia and elevated serum creatine kinase (CK), leading to a diagnosis of hypokalemia-induced rhabdomyolysis. Further investigation revealed an adrenal adenoma, causing elevated aldosterone levels, which was then treated with a laparoscopic adrenalectomy, leading to the resolution of her symptoms.

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adrenal adenomaconn's syndromehypokalemiahypokalemia induced rhabdomyolysisnon-traumatic rhabdomyolysis

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PMID39759753
PMCPMC11698543

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