Infection-Induced Rhabdomyolysis in an Elderly Patient on Stable Rosuvastatin Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Am J Ther. 2022 Nov-Dec;29(6):e657-e661. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000001325. Epub 2021 Jan 5.

Authors

Daxin Guo¹, Zhangmin Meng, Fuqian He, Gongxiang Liu, Xiaoli Huang

Affiliation

¹ The Center of Gerontology and Geriatrics, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China .

PMID: 33443867
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000001325

No abstract available

Publication types

Review
Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

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Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors* / adverse effects
Rhabdomyolysis* / chemically induced
Rhabdomyolysis* / diagnosis
Rosuvastatin Calcium / adverse effects

Substances

Rosuvastatin Calcium
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors