Acute Kidney Injury and Quadriparesis Due to Rosuvastatin Induced Rhabdomyolysis- A Case Report

Statins as lipid lowering drugs, are safe and effective in reducing cardiovascular disease risk, but rarely produce myopathy like myalgia, myositis or rhabdomyolysis. We report the case of Rosuvastatin induced rhabdomyolytic acute renal failure and quadriparesis in a 67-year old male, a known case...

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Main Authors: KAMLESH S. SUTHAR, ARUNA V. VANIKAR, HARGOVIND L. TRIVEDI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2015-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/5909/12117_CE[Ra1]_Ash_F(AK)_PF1(AGAK)_PFA(P)_PF2(PAG).pdf