SMJ articles in the category "myopathy"

Multidisciplinary Clinical Case Study

When Statins Get Physical: A Curious Cause of Statin Myopathy

We present the case of a 61-year-old male with hyperlipidemia and lumbar radiculopathy admitted to our hospital with rhabdomyolysis attributed to the recent initiation of statin therapy. Despite aggressive fluid resuscitation and an initial declination in his creatine phosphokinase (CPK) levels, he had persistent myalgias with progressive weakness. Rheumatologic and…

Posted in: myopathy 4 Statins 8

Case Report

Rhabdomyolysis Induced by Rosuvastatin and Sildenafil

A 66-year-old man with diabetes and hypertension using statin was admitted to the hospital with progressive myalgia. He had been on rosuvastatin for five months. After beginning the use of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, he presented with severe muscle pain and maintained penile erection. Several days after interruption of therapy, muscle pain…

Posted in: erectile dysfunction 2 myopathy 4 rosuvastatin 3 sildenafil 2

Case Report

An Unusual Complication: Prolonged Myopathy Due to an Alternative Medical Therapy with Heat and Massage

Abstract:A 66-year-old male presented with swelling of the neck and arms, which was limiting his daily activities. Serum muscle enzymes were increased. A detailed history revealed that the patient received 10 cycles of infrared heat and massage therapy approximately 1 month before his first visit to the outpatient clinic. The…

Posted in: Chronic pain 4 complementary and alternative medicine 5 complication 8 myopathy 4

Case Report

Chinese Red Rice-induced Myopathy

A middle-aged man presented with joint pain and muscle weakness that had begun 2 months before presentation. Three months before presentation, he had begun to take the herbal preparation Chinese red rice. Laboratory testing revealed a moderately elevated creatine phosphokinase level. Symptoms and laboratory abnormalities resolved with discontinuation of the…

Posted in: Herbal 2 myopathy 4
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