Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Fenofibrate Monotherapy in a Patient with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Fenofibrate Monotherapy in a Patient with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

Rhabdomyolysis associated with fenofibrate monotherapy is extremely rare. Here, we report a rare case of rhabdomyolysis of the psoas muscle in an 82-year-old man with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). He was prescribed fenofibrate because of a hypertriglyceridemia. The patient reported generalized...

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Main Authors: Kazuya Kato, Astushi Nagase, Minoru Matsuda, Yurina Kato, Kazuhiko Onodera, Takako Kawakami, Mineko Higuchi, Yoshiaki Iwasaki, Masahiko Taniguchi, Hiroyuki Furukawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2011-08-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Fenofibrate monotherapy
Rhabdomyolysis
Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Psoas muscle
Surgery
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/331559

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