Primary aldosteronism with hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis: a case report and review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis is a rare clinical manifestation of primary aldosteronism, making its diagnosis challenging, particularly when it becomes the primary presenting symptom. Herein, we present a case of primary aldosteronism with hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis and conduct a related literature review.

Case presentation

We report the case of a 54-year-old Chinese male patient who presented with intermittent weakness over the past year and was admitted with sudden limb paralysis for 2 days. The final diagnosis was primary aldosteronism accompanied by hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis syndrome. By reviewing the related Chinese and English literature, we noticed that only a few cases were published since 1978. After excluding irrelevant literatures, we summarized and analy

SUBMITTER: Shi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11313000 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature