Adolescent with Rhabdomyolysis due to Undiagnosed Hypothyroidism

• Main Authors: Raquel Farias Moeller (Author), Nassim Zecavati (Author), Rosa Sherafat-Kazemzadeh (Author), Shoshana Aleinikoff (Author), Wolfgang Rennert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis has been described in military recruits, trained athletes and daily runners. Statin use, quail ingestion, infection by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and hypothyroidism, though rare, are risk factors for the development of rhabdomyolysis. We describe the case of a 15-year-...