A rare cause of acute kidney injury: Hypothyroidism Akut böbrek hasarının nadir bir nedeni: Hipotiroidizm
Turkish Journal of Biochemistry, cilt.41, sa.4, ss.288-291, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2016
- Doi Numarası: 10.1515/tjb-2016-0042
- Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Biochemistry
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.288-291
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Acute kidney injury, Hypothyroidism, Thyroid hormone replacement
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Kidneys and thyroid are two basic organs that interact with each other, and when one of them becomes ill, functions of the other are affected. Although electrolyte disturbances are the most common symptoms reported due to hypothyroidism, some are case reports in the literature suggested that acute kidney injury developed due to hypothyroidism. Despite this, we doubt that this information comes into mind in routine clinical practice. To report a case of reversible hypothyroidism-induced acute kidney injury, and review those two clinical conditions, which are often overlooked in the nephrology practice, in the light of the literature. We reported a 75-year-old female patient who admitted for acute kidney injury associated with deep hypothyroidism, required hemodialysis, and underwent a renal biopsy since no etiological factors were detected for acute kidney injury. We emphasized that the patient’s creatinine concentrations gradually returned to normal following hormone replacement therapy. Renal dysfunction in presence of hypothyroidism is a known, but frequently overlooked entity. Hypothyroidism should not be overlooked as the cause of reversible kidney injury since it is easy to treat, and there is almost complete response to treatment in terms of renal failure.