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Thyroid gland in a woman with acute rhabdomyolysis as a manifestation of hypothyroidism (1)

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Cervical ultrasound in transverse section showing the thyroid gland in a 56-year-old woman with acute rhabdomyolysis as a manifestation of hypothyroidism. The thyroid function test indicated profound hypothyroidism, with a significantly elevated ultrasensitive thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSHus) level. Anti-thyroperoxidase antibodies were negative, as were anti-thyroglobulin antibodies. Cervical ultrasound in transverse section showing a reduced thyroid size, no identifiable nodules, with loss of the musculoparenchymal gradient, suggesting thyroiditis. (1) Right lobe of the thyroid gland, (2) isthmus, (3) left lobe of the thyroid gland, (4) right omohyoid muscle, (5) right sternothyroid muscle, (6) left sternohyoid muscle, (7) left sternothyroid muscle, (8) trachea, (9) esophagus. (From: Benabdelmalek N, Halouache A, Abainou L, Ait Malek S, Erraoui M, Ghozlani I. Acute rhabdomyolysis as a rare manifestation of hypothyroidism: a case report and literature review. Cureus 2025;17[6]:e86675. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International [CC BY 4.0] license, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.)