Pregnancy predisposes to rhabdomyolysis due to hypokalemia

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 therap...

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Published inSaudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation Vol. 21; no. 6; pp. 1127 - 1128
Main Authors Jha, Ratan, Harikumar, K. V. S., Modi, Kirtikumar, Muthukrishnan, Jayaraman
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation 01.11.2010
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Acidosis, Renal Tubular - complications
Acidosis, Renal Tubular - diagnosis
Acidosis, Renal Tubular - drug therapy
Complications
Complications and side effects
Development and progression
Diagnosis
Diseases
Female
Humans
Hypokalemia
Hypokalemia - drug therapy
Hypokalemia - etiology
Patient outcomes
Potassium Citrate - therapeutic use
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications - drug therapy
Pregnancy Complications - etiology
Pregnant women
Recurrence
Rhabdomyolysis
Rhabdomyolysis - drug therapy
Rhabdomyolysis - etiology
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
الأمراض
الحمل
المرأة الحامل
المضاعفات
انحلال الربيدات
نقص بوتاسيوم الدم
Saudi Arabia
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Summary: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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ISSN:1319-2442
2320-3838