An Infectious Cause of Acute Kidney Injury with Low Serum Potassium
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A 67-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of acute kidney injury, thrombocytopenia and hyperbilirubinemia. Despite severe kidney failure, hypokalemia was present. One infectious cause explained the whole clinical picture.
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