Inflammatory myopathy and severe rhabdomyolysis induced by leuprolide acetate therapy for prostate cancer: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Leuprolide acetate is a synthetic analog of gonadotropin-releasing hormone used for the treatment of prostate cancer. Its side effects are hot flashes, nausea, and fatigue. We report a case of a patient with proximal inflammatory myopathy accompanied by severe rhabdomyolysis and renal...

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Autores principales: Bergner, Michael, Rohacek, Martin, Erne, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3174929/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21864378
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-409

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3174929/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21864378
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-409

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