[Psychotic Acute Episode and Rhabdomyolysis after Lovastatin Ingestion]. / Brote psicótico agudo y rabdomiólisis tras el uso de lovastatina.

INTRODUCTION: Statins are the most prescribed drugs worldwide given the benefit and security they offer. However, they can cause severe neurological, gastrointestinal, renal and muscular side effects. OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical course of a female patient with adverse drug reaction to Lovastatin. METHODS: Case report and literature review. RESULTS: 52-year old woman with sudden psychosis and rhabdomyolysis secondary to Lovastatin and ending after the drug suspension. The causal relationship was corroborated with a score of 6 (probable ADR) on Naranjo's Scale. CONCLUSIONS: The simultaneous manifestation of psychosis and rhabdomiolysis represents an atypical and unique case following Lovastatin ingestion.