16.03.2017 | Letter to the Editor
Camptocormia and myalgia as the revealing symptoms of a drug-induced myopathy related to chronic orlistat intake: a case report
verfasst von:
Frédéric London, André Thévenon, Camille Levisse, Fançois Cassim, Céline Tard
Erschienen in:
Acta Neurologica Belgica
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Ausgabe 1/2018
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Excerpt
Myopathy is a well-recognized complication of statin use. However, myopathic disorders have also been described with other lipid-lowering medications such as fibrates or niacin [
1]. We report a case of iatrogenic axial myopathy revealed by camptocormia and associated with chronic orlistat intake, an exceptional observation. …