Hashimoto's Thyroiditis-Associated Acute Renal Failure and Pitfalls of eGFR Interpretation in Thyroid Diseases
  • Frank-Peter Tillmann
    Department of Medicine I, University Witten/Herdecke, Medical Center Cologne-Merheim, Germany; Nephrological Centres Münsterland, Ibbenbüren, Germany
  • Ana Harth
    Department of Medicine I, University Witten/Herdecke, Medical Center Cologne-Merheim, Germany
  • Achim Jörres
    Department of Medicine I, University Witten/Herdecke, Medical Center Cologne-Merheim, Germany

Keywords

Hashimoto, thyroiditis, AKIN, cystatin C, eGFR

Abstract

The authors describe a patient with severe hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and describe the pitfalls of estimated glomerular filtration rate interpretation in such cases.

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    Published: 2021-06-22
    Issue: 2021: Vol 8 No 6 (view)

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    Tillmann F-P, Harth A, Jörres A. Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis-Associated Acute Renal Failure and Pitfalls of eGFR Interpretation in Thyroid Diseases. EJCRIM 2021;8 doi:10.12890/2021_002645.