Levofloxacin and rhabdomyolysis in a renal transplant patient. |
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| Authors: | Asher Korzets Uzi Gafter Dror Dicker Michal Herman Yaacov Ori |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Nephrology, Hasharon Hospital, Petach Tikva 49372, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel. |
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| Abstract: | Rhabdomyolysis can lead to fatal hyperkalaemia, acute renalfailure and compartment syndromes in renal transplant patients.The most common cause for rhabdomyolysis in these patients isa drug interaction between statins and ciclosporin A [1]. Statinsare known to be myotoxic [2], and their serum levels can beelevated with the concomitant use of ciclosporin A, as the metabolismof both drugs is dependent |
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| Keywords: | quinolone renal transplantation rhabdomyolysis |
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