title: [Psychotic Acute Episode and Rhabdomyolysis after Lovastatin Ingestion].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Statins are the most prescribed drugs worldwide given the benefit and security they offer. However, they can cause severe neurological, gastrointestinal, renal and muscular side effects.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the clinical course of a female patient with adverse drug reaction to Lovastatin.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report and literature review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  52-year old woman with sudden psychosis and rhabdomyolysis secondary to Lovastatin and ending after the drug suspension. The causal relationship was corroborated with a score of 6 (probable ADR) on Naranjo's Scale.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The simultaneous manifestation of psychosis and rhabdomiolysis represents an atypical and unique case following Lovastatin ingestion.
authors.affiliation: Médica psiquiatra, jefe del Servicio de Salud Mental del Hospital Universitario Fernando Troconis, directora del Grupo de Investigación en Psiquiatría de la Universidad del Magdalena, Santa Marta, Colombia.
authors.forename: Beatriz H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Caamaño
authors.affiliation: Médico coordinador del Grupo de Investigación en Psiquiatría de la Universidad del Magdalena, Santa Marta, Colombia. Electronic address: jairo927@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jairo M González
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.affiliation: Estudiante de Medicina y coinvestigador del Grupo de Investigación en Psiquiatría de la Universidad del Magdalena, Santa Marta, Colombia.
authors.forename: Daniel Guerrero
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Bracho
authors.affiliation: Estudiante de Medicina y coinvestigador del Grupo de Investigación en Psiquiatría de la Universidad del Magdalena, Santa Marta, Colombia.
authors.forename: Harold
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.affiliation: Médico, coinvestigador del Grupo de Investigación en Psiquiatría de la Universidad del Magdalena, Santa Marta, Colombia.
authors.forename: Manuel Castro
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Samur
keywords: Psicosis; Psychosis; adverse drug reaction; lovastatin; lovastatina; rabdomiólisis; reacción adversa medicamentosa; rhabdomyolysis