Hypokalemic Rhabdomyolysis in Celiac Disease and Dermatitis Herpetiformis
What Is Hypokalemic Rhabdomyolysis?
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ypokalemic rhabdomyolysis is an acute and sometimes fatal disease due to its rapid progression of muscle destruction when untreated.
It is characterized by the accumulation of by-products of skeletal muscle destruction in the renal (kidney) tubules and producing acute kidney failure caused by rapid potassium loss.
This condition puts you in bed because the legs muscles cannot support the body and arms are too weak to move.