Hashimoto’s thyroiditis masquerading as acute tubular injury and rhabdomyolysis
Gerry George Mathew,
Varadharajan Jayaprakash
Abstract:Hashimoto’s thyroiditis manifesting as hypothyroidism has been implicated in glomerular disorders due to autoantibody formation. Here we present the case of a 26-year-old male without any comorbidities presenting with easy fatiguability and weight gain for 2 months. He was found to have a creatinine of 2.1 mg/dL with a history of rhinitis treated with anti-histaminic three days prior to the hospital visit. He had symptoms of intermittent myalgia for the past two weeks. On laboratory evaluation, he was found to… Show more
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