Rhabdomyolysis in Renal Transplant Patient Treated with Simvastatin and Cyclosporin: A Case Report

Authors

  • Supot Wudhikarn Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiangmai University, Chiangmai., Thailand
  • Siwat Puriyapan Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiangmai University, Chiangmai., Thailand
  • Dusit Lumlertkul Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiangmai University, Chiangmai., Thailand

Abstract

             We describe a patient treated with com bination of cyclosporin and simvastatin who had to be hospitalized due to rhabdomyolysis. After cessation of treatment with simvastatin, intensive hydration and plasmaphoresis, the patient recovered in 2 weeks. While rhabdomyolysis had been described in several patients receiving the combination of lovastatin/ cyclosporin, so far only one case had been reported in patients treated with simvastatin / cyclosporin. Our case therefore suggested that this com bination may be more frequent than previously suspected. In patient treated with cyclosporin HIMG-CoA reductase inhibitor should be used cautiously.

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Published

1999-12-30

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Wudhikarn S, Puriyapan S, Lumlertkul D. Rhabdomyolysis in Renal Transplant Patient Treated with Simvastatin and Cyclosporin: A Case Report. Thai J Surg [Internet]. 1999 Dec. 30 [cited 2024 Jul. 18];20(4):137-8. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiJSurg/article/view/247925

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 4 (1999): October - December

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Case Reports

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