Erschienen in:
01.11.2012 | Case Report
Severe generalised rhabdomyolysis with fatal outcome associated with isotretinoin
verfasst von:
Benno Hartung, Hans F. Merk, Wolfgang Huckenbeck, Thomas Daldrup, Eva Neuen-Jacob, Stefanie Ritz-Timme
Erschienen in:
International Journal of Legal Medicine
|
Ausgabe 6/2012
Einloggen, um Zugang zu erhalten
Abstract
Isotretinoin is considered to be a safe and effective therapy in otherwise therapy-resistant acne. Elevated serum creatine phosphokinase values with or without muscle-related symptoms in isotretinoin-treated patients have been reported and interpreted as benign phenomena, lethal cases have not been described yet. We present the case of a 20-year-old male who died from severe generalised rhabdomyolysis associated with isotretinoin treatment.