Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation (Jan 2010)
Pregnancy predisposes to rhabdomyolysis due to hypokalemia
Abstract
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.