Drug-induced rhabdomyolysis.

Severe rhabdomyolysis induced by cocaine contaminated with caffeine: a case report

Seizure and Rhabdomyolysis: Serious Complications of Tramadol Overdose

To the Editor; Tramadol, a synthetic opioid is mainly used to treat acute and chronic pain. Although this drug is not an over-the-counter medication, it has been illicitly accessible to and abused by opium addicts (1-3). Studies showed excessive and widespread use of tramadol in Iran (1-4). Tramadol may cause constipation, drowsiness, tachycardia and respiratory distress, while the most severe...

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION Colchicine induced rhabdomyolysis

A case of colchicine induced rhabdomyolysis is reported. A 73 year old man with ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, chronic congestive cardiac failure, and chronic gout presented with diVuse muscle pain. He had been taking an increased dose of colchicine (1.5 mg daily) for an exacerbation of gout for six weeks before the presentation. Investigations confirmed the diagnosis of rhabdomy...

Rhabdomyolysis due to Lamivudine administration in acute viral hepatitis B infection: a case report from Malaysia

Rhabdomyolysis is a serious but rare side effect of Lamivudine treatment. Therefore, appropriate biochemical monitoring should be undertaken when it is used in the treatment of hepatitis B. This paper presents a case of Lamivudine-associated rhabdomyolysis in a 31-year-old man with congenital heart disease and hepatitis B. Three days after starting Lamivudine, the patient developed myalgia. Sig...

A case of rhabdomyolysis in which levetiracetam was suspected as the cause

Several studies have reported rhabdomyolysis induced by various drugs but not by the antiepileptic drug levetiracetam. We present a case of suspected levetiracetam-induced rhabdomyolysis. A 29-year-old woman was hospitalized for generalized tonic-clonic seizure and given levetiracetam for the first time. One day after starting levetiracetam, she developed myalgia, particularly backache, and wea...