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A Large Animal Model for Acute Kidney Injury by Temporary Bilateral Renal Artery Occlusion
Published on: February 2, 2021
Acute renal failure in a patient with Sheehan syndrome and rhabdomyolysis
Parvin Soltani1, Mohammad Reza Rezvanfar, Shadi Pirasteh
1Department of Internal Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran. soltani.parvin@yahoo.com
Abstract:
We report a case of acute renal failure related to rhabdomyolysis in a patient with Sheehan syndrome, while other diseases that could cause rhabdomyolysis were excluded. The patient's kidney function completely recovered with 3 sessions of intermittent hemodialysis. After thyroxine replacement therapy, musculoskeletal symptoms disappeared and creatine kinase concentrations decreased. Steroid replacement therapy was also administered. The present case suggests that rhabdomyolysis could occur in a patient with Sheehan syndrome without other precipitating factors.
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