| Literature DB >> 21187364 |
F Croce1, P Vitello, A Dalla Pria, A Riva, M Galli, S Antinori.
Abstract
Raltegravir (RAL), an HIV integrase inhibitor, may uncommonly induce an increase of serum creatine kinase (CK) both in naïve and antiretroviral (ARV)-experienced HIV-positive patients. We report the case of severe rhabdomyolysis requiring hospitalization in an ARV-experienced HIV/hepatitis C co-infected patient treated with a RAL-containing drug regimen. Factors favouring a severe clinical occurrence of RAL-induced rhabdomyolysis from cases reported in literature are described.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21187364 DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.010246
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J STD AIDS ISSN: 0956-4624 Impact factor: 1.359