10 April 2021
: Case report
Hypokalemia-Induced Rhabdomyolysis Caused by Adrenal Tumor-Related Primary Aldosteronism: A Report of 2 Cases
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis
Chung-Tso Chen1ABCDEF*, Yen-Chieh Wang12ABD, Chih-Ming Lin1ABCDFDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.929758
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e929758
Table 2. Laboratory data at 3-month follow-up visits and endocrine data at 1-year follow-up visits.
| Case 1 | Case 2 | Reference range | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOT | 15 | 5~35 | IU/L | |
| GPT | 12 | 5~35 | IU/L | |
| CPK | 133 | 75 | 30~223 IU/L | IU/L |
| K | 5.1 | 3.5 | 4.1~5.6 | mmol/L |
| PRA | 5.26 | 0.32~1.84 | ng/mL/hr | |
| Aldosterone | 12.1 | 6.8~17.3 | ng/dL | |
| ACTH (8AM) | 20.8 | 9.0~52.0 | pg/ml | |
| Cortisol | 8.4 (8AM) | 5.0~20.0 | ug/dl | |






