Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury Associated With Terbinafine Use: A Case Report
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Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury Associated With Terbinafine Use: A Case Report
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Retraction of "Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury Associated With Terbinafine Use: A Case Report".Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2021 Sep 24;8:20543581211049874. doi: 10.1177/20543581211049874. eCollection 2021. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2021. PMID: 34868608 Free PMC article.
Abstract
Rationale: Terbinafine is an antimicrobial agent commonly prescribed for fungal infections. Its side effect profile is generally benign, but there is limited evidence that it has the potential to cause rhabdomyolysis. Rhabdomyolysis is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by profound muscle injury. It has characteristic findings of muscle pain, weakness, and dark urine. When recognized early, patients with rhabdomyolysis can be managed conservatively with hydration and watchful monitoring. However, if treatments are delayed, or in severe cases of rhabdomyolysis, complications such as electrolyte abnormalities, acute kidney injury, and disseminated intravascular coagulation can develop.
Presenting concerns of the patient: A previously healthy 22-year-old male presented with nausea, vomiting, and dark urine after taking terbinafine 250 mg daily for a tinea infection for 9 days. He developed severe rhabdomyolysis with a serum creatine kinase (CK) of >100 000 U/L as well as anuric acute kidney injury.
Diagnosis: The clinical history combined with the diagnostic findings suggest acute kidney injury and rhabdomyolysis associated with terbinafine use.
Interventions: Terbinafine use was stopped immediately. The patient was started on intravenous fluids and bicarbonate drip. Hemodialysis was initiated to prevent further complications. After his CK level decreased and his clinical status stabilized, he was discharged home and continued to receive outpatient hemodialysis treatments.
Outcome: The patient's kidney function returned to baseline after 1 month of outpatient hemodialysis treatments.
Novel finding: In this report, we present a case of rhabdomyolysis associated with terbinafine use that progressed to acute kidney injury requiring dialysis. Our case highlights a less known and severe side effect of this medication and emphasizes the importance of early recognition and treatment of rhabdomyolysis.
Justification: La terbinafine est un antimicrobien fréquemment utilisé pour le traitement des infections fongiques. Bien que ses effets secondaires soient généralement bénins, certaines preuves montrent qu’elle peut provoquer une rhabdomyolyse, une affection potentiellement mortelle causée par des lésions musculaires sévères. La rhabdomyolyse se caractérise par des douleurs musculaires, une faiblesse générale et des urines foncées. Les patients diagnostiqués précocement peuvent être pris en charge de façon conservatrice par une réhydratation et un suivi attentif. En revanche, si le traitement tarde ou si l’atteinte est sévère, des complications peuvent survenir, notamment un déséquilibre électrolytique, une insuffisance rénale aiguë ou une coagulation intravasculaire disséminée.
Présentation du cas: Un jeune homme de 22 ans jusque-là en bonne santé présentant des nausées, des vomissements et des urines foncées après un traitement quotidien de 250 mg de terbinafine pendant 9 jours pour soigner une teigne à champignons. Le patient avait développé une rhabdomyolyse grave avec une concentration sérique de créatine kinase (CK) supérieure à 100 000 U/L et une insuffisance rénale aiguë anurique.
Diagnostic: La combinaison des antécédents cliniques du patient et du diagnostic suggérait une insuffisance rénale aiguë et une rhabdomyolyse associées à la prise de terbinafine.
Interventions: Le traitement à la terbinafine a été immédiatement interrompu et le patient a reçu une supplémentation liquidienne par intraveineuse et une perfusion de bicarbonate. Un traitement d’hémodialyse a été amorcé pour prévenir les complications. Une fois son niveau de CK rétabli et son état clinique stabilisé, le patient a reçu son congé de l’hôpital et a poursuivi les traitements d’hémodialyse en ambulatoire.
Résultat: La fonction rénale du patient est revenue à la normale après un mois de traitements ambulatoires d’hémodialyse.
Conclusion: Ce rapport présente un cas de rhabdomyolyse associée à la prise de terbinafine ayant progressé vers une insuffisance rénale aiguë nécessitant des traitements de dialyze. Ce cas met en lumière un effet secondaire grave et peu connu de ce médicament, et met l’accent sur l’importance du dépistage et du traitement précoce de la rhabdomyolyse.
Keywords: acute kidney injury; hemodialysis; rhabdomyolysis; terbinafine.
© The Author(s) 2020.
Conflict of interest statement
Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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