Sonidegib induced rhabdomyolysis in kidney transplant patient: a case report

Covid-19 infection in kidney transplant recipients: a case report

Dermatomyositis in a kidney transplant patient: a case report.

Dear Editor, Idiopathic inlammatory myopathies (IMM) constitute a rare group of systemic autoimmune conditions. 1 Although their aetiology remains unknown, the chronic muscle inlammation probably results from a combination of genetic and environmental factors. 2,3 Metabolic and infectious myopathies should be ruled out before accepting this diagnosis as deinitive. 4 We report the case of a 76-y...

CMV-colitis in a pediatric non-transplant ALL patient receiving chemotherapy; A case report

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading cause of viral-associated congenital infections. Moreover, it can also be acquired. Between 50 to 80 percent of the world’s population is seropositive for CMV and most clinical disease occurs in individuals previously infected with CMV. Rarely, serious CMV infection has occurred in individuals with healthy immune system. In contrast to immunocompetent patien...

Levofloxacin-induced rhabdomyolysis: a case report

BACKGROUND Rhabdomyolysis secondary to quinolones is not frequent. There are scarce reports in the literature associating rhabdomyolysis to levofloxacin. We describe a case of levofloxacin-induced rhabdomyolysis. CASE PRESENTATION A 52-year-old African-American man presented with muscle tightness after taking three doses of levofloxacin. He had elevated creatine kinase without acute kidney in...

Clarithromycin-induced rhabdomyolysis: a case report

Rhabdomyolysis is a clinical and laboratory syndrome that is caused by various etiologies, involving the skeletal muscle. Clarithromycin, like other macrolides, is an inhibitor of CYP450 3A4, the major enzyme responsible for the metabolism of several drugs, in particular some statins. Rhabdomyolysis related to macrolide-statin interaction has previously been described. To date, rhabdomyolysis i...