• Ugeskrift for laeger · Feb 2010

    Case Reports

    [Statin-induced dysphagia].

    • Bjarke Edholm.
    • Øre-naese-halskirurgisk Afdeling, Slagelse Sygehus, DK-5000 Odense C, Denmark. bjarkeedholm@hotmail.com
    • Ugeskr. Laeg. 2010 Feb 15;172(7):544-5.

    AbstractA 68-year-old man was referred with progressive dysphagia. During the course, the patient developed muscle fatigue and additional signs of myopathy such as high levels of creatine kinase. The dysphagia was a late-onset side-effect to the treatment with lipid-lowering drugs. Cessation of treatment gives quick remission of symptoms and normalization of creatine kinase. As an increasing number of patients are being treated with lipid-lowering drugs, it is important to recall that myopathy is a dangerous side-effect which may have either quick or delayed onset, and that dysphagia can be the initial symptom.

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