Key result
Quail ingestion, grapefruit-atorvastatin interactions, hypothyroidism, and Epstein-Barr virus emerge as unusual rhabdomyolysis triggers.
Why the study?
Unusual causes of rhabdomyolysis including quail ingestion, grapefruit juice-atorvastatin interaction, hypothyroidism, and Epstein-Barr virus infection were reported to expand clinical awareness.
Highlights unusual triggers for rhabdomyolysis, including a notable drug-food interaction between atorvastatin and grapefruit juice.
May prompt consideration of atypical rhabdomyolysis triggers; leaves open whether associations are causal.
We report four cases with unusual causes of rhabdomyolysis. These included quail ingestion (coturnism), interaction between grapefruit juice and atorvastatin, hypothyroidism and infection by Epstein-Barr virus.
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Elias E. Mazokopakis (2008) studied this question. Quail ingestion, grapefruit juice-atorvastatin interaction, hypothyroidism, and Epstein-Barr virus infection were identified as unusual causes of rhabdomyolysis.
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