[Paraneoplastic rhabdomyolysis]
Carlo Schneider1,2, Patricia Faßbender3,4, Linus Völker3,5
1Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Altersmedizin, Evangelisches Klinikum Köln Weyertal, Weyertal 76, 50931, Köln, Deutschland. carlo.schneider@klinikum-weyertal.de.
Abstract:
A 49-year-old female patient presented with decline of general health and muscle pain. Laboratory findings showed a combination of rhabdomyolysis and severe hypokalemia. Symptoms improved with potassium supplementation. Hyperaldosteronism was identified as the underlying cause of the hypokalemia. Sonography revealed an adrenal mass that was diagnosed as adrenal carcinoma following surgical removal. Hypokalemia is a rare cause of rhabdomyolysis and should prompt consideration of hyperaldosteronism.
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