Rhabdomyolysis-induced acute kidney injury requiring hemodialysis in a patient on long-term, moderateintensity rosuvastatin: a case report and literature review
- 조선대학교 의학연구원
- Medical Biological Science and Engineering
- 제7권 제1호
- 2024.01
- 40 - 46 (7 pages)
Statins are widely used to prevent cardiovascular diseases. However, rhabdomyolysis is a well-known adverse effect of statin use. The present report highlights a case of rhabdomyolysis-in-duced acute kidney injury (AKI) in a patient receiving long-term moderate-intensity rosuvastatin. Muscle weakness occurred 3 years after rosuvastatin administration. Myopathy and acute kidney injury resolved completely after withdrawal. To our knowledge, there have been no previously reported cases of moderate-intensity rosuvastatin-induced rhabdomyolysis-induced severe AKI requiring renal replacement therapy. This case report shows that moderate-intensity rosuvasta-tin therapy is also associated with risk of severe rhabdomyolysis.
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