| Pregnancy predisposes to rhabdomyolysis due to hypokalemia. | |
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PMID: 21060186 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Increased predilection for hypokalemia-induced rhabdomyolysis has been noted in pregnant women. We managed a woman with distal renal tubular acidosis (RTA) with persistent hypokalemia who presented with recurrent rhabdomyolysis in her consecutive pregnancies despite adequate potassium citrate therapy. |
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Jayaraman Muthukrishnan; Kvs Harikumar; Ratan Jha; Kirtikumar Modi |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia Volume: 21 ISSN: 1319-2442 ISO Abbreviation: Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
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Created Date: 2010-11-09 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9436968 Medline TA: Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl Country: Saudi Arabia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1127-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Endocrinology, Medwin Hospital, Hyderabad, India. jmuthukrishnan@hotmail.com |
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