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Rhabdomyolysis Related to Red Yeast Rice Ingestion
Red yeast rice is made by fermenting white rice with the fungus Monascus purpureus. It has lipid-lowering effects due to the presence of monacolin, produced by the fungus, and therefore shares the same biological and side effects as a statin, namely it may cause rhabdomyolysis. In this clinical case...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9906798/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36779111 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.33532 |