Delayed presentation of severe rhabdomyolysis leading to acute kidney injury following atorvastatin-gemfibrozil combination therapy: a case report

BACKGROUND: Rhabdomyolysis is a rare but serious complication of lipid-lowering therapy. Statin and fibrate combination increases the risk of rhabdomyolysis possibly by pharmacodynamic interactions. Advanced age, diabetes, hypothyroidism, polypharmacy, and renal impairment are known to increase the...

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Autores principales: Dalugama, Chamara, Pathirage, Manoji, Kularatne, S. A. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5963031/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29784023
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-018-1685-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5963031/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29784023
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-018-1685-0

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