Rhabdomyolysis Induced by Levetiracetam: A Case Report in Kuwait
Epilepsy is a common disorder caused by a myriad of drugs, of that levetiracetam is being commonly used late because of its strong safety profile and efficacy. With the increasing usage of drugs, some rare side effects may sometimes appear that can escape the most stringent checks, possibly due to t...
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| author | Moaz Qureshi Prakash A. Abraham Abdullah Al-Faras Omar M. Bamasood Kamal M. Matar |
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| description | Epilepsy is a common disorder caused by a myriad of drugs, of that levetiracetam is being commonly used late because of its strong safety profile and efficacy. With the increasing usage of drugs, some rare side effects may sometimes appear that can escape the most stringent checks, possibly due to the rarity of their occurrence. Rhabdomyolysis is known to occur in some patients owing to a variety of causes, even leading to kidney injury. When a drug has a side effect that is not well recognized in the literature, especially when the side effect can mimic an adverse effect of an uncommon primary illness, identifying the causal factor can be doubly difficult. To date, only limited studies have been published suggesting rhabdomyolysis linked to levetiracetam use. We report the first case of levetiracetam-induced rhabdomyolysis in Kuwait. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-45ef23f90ca5414e9f80d3bb111278ee2025-08-20T03:36:11ZengWileyCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66762024-01-01202410.1155/2024/1234738Rhabdomyolysis Induced by Levetiracetam: A Case Report in KuwaitMoaz Qureshi0Prakash A. Abraham1Abdullah Al-Faras2Omar M. Bamasood3Kamal M. Matar4Department of Internal MedicineDepartment of Internal MedicineDepartment of Internal MedicineDepartment of AnesthesiaDepartment of Pharmacology and TherapeuticsEpilepsy is a common disorder caused by a myriad of drugs, of that levetiracetam is being commonly used late because of its strong safety profile and efficacy. With the increasing usage of drugs, some rare side effects may sometimes appear that can escape the most stringent checks, possibly due to the rarity of their occurrence. Rhabdomyolysis is known to occur in some patients owing to a variety of causes, even leading to kidney injury. When a drug has a side effect that is not well recognized in the literature, especially when the side effect can mimic an adverse effect of an uncommon primary illness, identifying the causal factor can be doubly difficult. To date, only limited studies have been published suggesting rhabdomyolysis linked to levetiracetam use. We report the first case of levetiracetam-induced rhabdomyolysis in Kuwait.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/1234738 |
| spellingShingle | Moaz Qureshi Prakash A. Abraham Abdullah Al-Faras Omar M. Bamasood Kamal M. Matar Rhabdomyolysis Induced by Levetiracetam: A Case Report in Kuwait Case Reports in Neurological Medicine |
| title | Rhabdomyolysis Induced by Levetiracetam: A Case Report in Kuwait |
| title_full | Rhabdomyolysis Induced by Levetiracetam: A Case Report in Kuwait |
| title_fullStr | Rhabdomyolysis Induced by Levetiracetam: A Case Report in Kuwait |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rhabdomyolysis Induced by Levetiracetam: A Case Report in Kuwait |
| title_short | Rhabdomyolysis Induced by Levetiracetam: A Case Report in Kuwait |
| title_sort | rhabdomyolysis induced by levetiracetam a case report in kuwait |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/1234738 |
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