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Ramy Mansour1, Pujyitha Mandiga2, Derek Thigpin1
1Department of Medical Education, Gastroenterology, Ascension Genesys, Grand Blanc, MI.
Abstract:
We present a 71-year-old white man with active ileocolonic Crohn's disease, recently started on budesonide therapy, who presented with extreme weakness and muscle aches. He was diagnosed with hypokalemia-induced rhabdomyolysis, 3 weeks after starting budesonide therapy. His symptoms and laboratory values improved with budesonide discontinuation and appropriate fluid and electrolyte replacement. This is only the second case of hypokalemia-induced rhabdomyolysis secondary to budesonide.
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