| Title | [Metabolic rhabdomyolysis during statin therapy.] | | Author(s) | Vergely N, Leca V, Antoine JC, Germain N, Khalfallah Y, Estour B | | Institution | Service d'endocrinologie, hôpital Bellevue, CHU de Saint-Etienne, 42027 Saint-Etienne, France. | | Source | Rev Med Interne 2009 May 4. | | Abstract | The occurrence of rhabdomyolysis during statin treatment for dyslipidemia is a well-known side effect. However, the differential diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis is large. We report on a patient treated with statin who presented a rhabdomyolysis. The persistence of laboratory abnormalities allowed to discover a metabolic rhabdomyolysis, namely a carnitine palmitoyltransférase II deficiency. The diagnosis of the genetic abnormality allows to modify the therapeutic care. | | Language | FRE | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19419805 |
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