Abstract

A 65-year-old man presented with muscle pain and muscle weakness lasting 1 week that started after his second BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine. He had been taking rosuvastatin and gemfibrozil for several years. He was diagnosed with acute kidney failure caused by rhabdomyolysis resulting from a statin-fibrate interaction from a COVID-19 vaccination and was admitted for continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration. Rhabdomyolysis following messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccination is a rare but important adverse event in patients using high-dose statins combined with fibrates. Such patients should be warned to seek medical attention in case of ongoing muscle symptoms after vaccination.

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