Korean J Clin Neurophysiol.  2016 Jun;18(1):21-24. 10.14253/kjcn.2016.18.1.21.

Primary Aldosteronism Presenting as Hypokalemia and Rhabdomyolysis

• Park KH
• Kim SK
• Cho EB
• Jeong H
• Choi NC
• Kwon OY
• Lim BH
• Hahm JR
• Park KJ

• KMID: 2328825
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14253/kjcn.2016.18.1.21

Abstract

Primary aldosteronism is one of the most common cause of secondary hypertension and can be accompanied with hypokalemia. Rhabdomyolysis with hypokalemia in primary aldosteronism has been rarely reported. We describe a patient of primary aldosteronism who presented with limb-girdle type weakness.

Keyword

Rhabdomyolysis; Primary aldosteronism; Hypokalemia

MeSH Terms

Humans
Hyperaldosteronism*
Hypertension
Hypokalemia*
Rhabdomyolysis*

Figure

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  Figure 1. Abdomen computer tomography. Computed tomography shows a 2.3 cm sized enhancing nodule in left adrenal gland (arrow).

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