| Literature DB >> 28348473 |
Narendra S Choudhary1, Sanjiv Saigal1, Neeraj Saraf1, Arvinder S Soin1.
Abstract
Statins are commonly used drugs in patients with liver and cardiac disease. Statin-induced severe myopathy is a very uncommon presentation and rhabdomyolysis may occur in extreme cases which leads to renal failure. Patients with comorbidities like diabetes, hypothyroidism, and liver disease have higher chances of development of statin-induced myopathy. We describe a case of Child's C cirrhosis wherein the patient had acute onset significant muscle weakness and improved on statin discontinuation.Entities:
Keywords: CK, creatine kinase; EMG, electromyography; TSH, thyroid function test; cirrhosis; muscle; myopathy; statin
Year: 2016 PMID: 28348473 PMCID: PMC5357716 DOI: 10.1016/j.jceh.2016.09.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Exp Hepatol ISSN: 0973-6883