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Table 1 Diagnosis of statin-induced myopathy

From: Colchicine triggered severe rhabdomyolysis after long-term low-dose simvastatin therapy: a case report

Feature

Points

Symmetrical myalgia

1

Occurrence within 4 weeks from the start of statin therapy

1

Symptoms resolving with withdrawal of therapy

1

Family history of statin-induced myopathy

1

Elevation of creatine kinase

2

Positive re-challenge test

2

Confirmed rhabdomyolysis

5

Histological confirmation of statin-induced myopathy

5

  1. Characteristic features allow classification of patients who have a possible statin-induced myopathy (1–2 points), probable statin-induced myopathy (3–4 points), or definite statin-induced myopathy (>5 points) [9]
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Journal of Medical Case Reports

ISSN: 1752-1947