When Should Statins Be Stopped?

Abstract

Mycobacterium chelonae is a non-tuberculous mycobacterium that can cause skin infections in immunocompetent individuals. We report a case of skin infection by this agent in a woman with dyslipidaemia, that culminated in statin-induced rhabdomyolysis due to the combination of clarithromycin, ciprofloxacin and simvastatin.

Keywords

• mycobacterium chelonae
• statin-induced rhabdomyolysis
• ciprofloxacin
• clarithromycin