title: [Rhabdomyolysis following the coprescription of atorvastatin and fusidic acid].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The incidence of rhabdomyolysis associated with statin therapy is underestimated, especially when they are coprescribed with other drugs.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a 68-year-old man who presented with rhabdomyolysis causing muscle weakness that occurred seven months after fusidic acid was coprescribed with atorvastatin. A literature review identified eight additional cases of rhabdomyolysis with fusidic acid and atorvastatin and six with fusidic acid and simvastatin. The risk of rhabdomyolysis associated with statin therapy is dependent of the extent to which an individual statin is metabolized by P450 3A4 isoenzyme and to the degree of inhibition of this isoenzyme activity by some antimicrobial.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our case report highlights the importance of the close monitoring of patients on statins, especially when new drugs are started or if patients become symptomatic, with testing for occurrence of muscle weakness and creatine kinase serum level.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne et rhumatologie, hôpital de la Croix-Saint-Simon, groupe hospitalier Diaconesses Croix-Saint-Simon, 125, rue d'Avron, 75020 Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gabignon
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zeller
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Le Guyader
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Desplaces
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lidove
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ziza
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000069059:Atorvastatin; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D005672:Fusidic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006538:Heptanoic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000139:chemically induced; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006538:Heptanoic Acids; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D011758:Pyrroles; D005672:Fusidic Acid; D000069059:Atorvastatin; D003402:Creatine Kinase