Rhabdomyolysis Induced by Coadministration of Fusidic Acid and Atorvastatin: A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the Literature

Table 2

Summary of the published case reports highlighting the discussed drug-drug interaction.

Authors	Statin	Fusidic acid in therapeutic dosage	Indication for fusidic acid administration	Outcome
Bachoumas et al. [10]	Pravastatin	✓	MSSA positive abscess of the tibial plate	Death
Wenisch et al. [11]	Atorvastatin	✓	S. aureus and E. coli-infected gangrenous foot lesion	Discharged home with restored mobility
Gabignon et al. [12]	Atorvastatin	✓	MSSA positive hip prosthetic joint infection	Discharged home with restored mobility
Nandy and Gaïni [13]	Atorvastatin	✓	Infected aortic aneurysm, with involvement of the endovascular stent and para-aortic abscesses	Discharged home with improved mobility
Cowan et al. [4]	Atorvastatin/rosuvastatin	✓	MSSA positive hip prosthesis	Death
Burtenshaw et al. [14]	Simvastatin	✓	Isolation of MRSA from aneurysmal sac after elective AAA repair	Death
Teckchandani et al. [5]	Atorvastatin	✓	Infected hip prosthesis	Discharged home with restored mobility
O’Mahony et al. [15]	Atorvastatin	✓	NP	Discharged home with restored mobility
Saeed and Azam [6]	Atorvastatin	✓	Postarthroscopy MRSA right knee infection	Discharged home with improved mobility

NP: not provided.