Severe rhabdomyolysis associated with concurrent use of simvastatin and sirolimus after cisplatin-based chemotherapy in a kidney transplant recipient.
2014
OBJECTIVES: Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of sickness and death for long-term kidney transplant recipients, and dyslipidemia is an important risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease. Lipid-lowering strategies, with the use of statins, have been shown to reduce the cardiovascular risks related to dyslipidemia, but concomitant use of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors and immunosuppressive agents may increase the risk of rhabdomyolysis owing to a drug-drug interaction. We report a case of simvastatin-induced rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury triggered by addition of sirolimus and cisplatin-based chemotherapy to a kidney transplant recipient who had previously tolerated chronic statin therapy.
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