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Rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure and hepatopathy induced by lovastatin monotherapy
P H Chu1, W J Chen, C W Chiang
1Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Japanese Heart Journal
|July 1, 1997
Abstract:
Lovastatin is a popular drug for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. Few serious complications are associated with its use although rhabdomyolysis with renal failure has been reported when lovastatin is combined with cyclosporine or other drugs following transplantation. We report the case of a patient who developed hepatopathy and rhabdomyolysis accompanied by acute renal failure after 4 weeks of lovastatin monotherapy. The pathogenesis and treatment of these complications are also discussed.